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1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?
Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?
Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint

Type of pen

Wedding dance
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?
Promises

Poetry

Weapons

Insects
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?
Amused

Vengeful

Apoplectic

Firm
5 The sentence "I'd rather answer "No" to fifty Johns / Than answer "Yes" to you" is an instance of which?
Understatement

Anaphora

Allegory

Hyperbole
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?
The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

The speaker's secret affair with John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest
7 In which year was this poem published?
1862

1787

1971

1818
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?
Bygones

Shuffling

Toast

Ghost
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?
Shared household duties

A professional, distant relationship

Divorce

Friendship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?
That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she has never promised or claimed to love John
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?
It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion
12 What is the speaker's name?
John

Katherine

Christina

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?
Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?
No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon

Let us strike hands as hearty friends
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?
The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABBA

ABBC

ABAC

ABAB
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?
That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?
A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

A child's schoolday

Songbirds' flights
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?
Hero

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?
By pledging to never marry

By having sex before marriage

By proposing to a man

By refusing to give in to John's wishes
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?
Than answer "Yes" to you.

That I don't give you what I have not got:

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?
Women's Suffrage

Generic womanhood

Kindness

Childhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?
Decay

Industrial byproduct

Exude

Substance made by bees
24 What is the poem's setting?
Victorian England

Gothic, medieval Europe

Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?
Unrequited love

Gender roles

Motherhood

Concealment

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