Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Fall

Summer

Spring

Winter
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Hydra

Ursa Major

Centaurus

Orion
3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of?
sea

dust

ash

stars
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
rolling trash cans

the speaker's voice

the supernova

the bending trees
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these vulnerable

unspectacular

unremarkable

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
what's forgotten

our skyline

my birthright

the rising
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the needs of those around us

the names of these trees

more about Kentucky

some new constellations
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
the dust of stars

winter's icy hand

the rising tides

the arrows we make
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
betrayed to angry

mournful to relaxed

confined to inspiring

blissful to frightened
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
the safety of others and earth

equal representation

recognition and prestige

better homes
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
loving

defiant

fearless

selfish
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Persuasive

Exclamatory

Interrogative

Declarative
14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end?
Rhyme

Enjambment

Visual imagery

Personification
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
dogs

raccoons

spiders

horses
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Environmental justice

Gun control

Education reform

Religious freedom
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The terrestrial and the celestial

The mechanical and the organic

The domestic and the outside world

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
28

15

None

1
19 What is this poem's meter?
Free verse

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's dog

Orion

the reader

the poet's husband
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
Professor

None

Politician

Horse racing
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That the stars we see have existed forever

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