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No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter
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?

Poetry

Weapons

Insects

Promises
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Vengeful

Apoplectic

Amused

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

Hyperbole

Understatement

Allegory

Anaphora
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 pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage
7 In which year was this poem published?

1818

1787

1971

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Ghost

Shuffling

Bygones

Toast
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Divorce

Friendship

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties
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 shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

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

Katherine

She is not named

John

Christina
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAB

ABAC

ABBA

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John move to another city
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

A child's schoolday

Songbirds' flights

A springtime snowstorm

A ringing bell
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Gathering over drinks

Bread

Hero

Doomed
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

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

Generic womanhood

Kindness

Women's Suffrage

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

Industrial byproduct

Substance made by bees

Decay

Exude
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Concealment

Gender roles

Unrequited love

Motherhood

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