Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Spring

Summer

Winter

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

Centaurus

Ursa Major

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

stars

sea

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

the bending trees

the speaker's voice

the supernova
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
unremarkable

unspectacular

these vulnerable

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
the rising

what's forgotten

our skyline

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

more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the names of these trees
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?
mournful to relaxed

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
equal representation

recognition and prestige

the safety of others and earth

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

defiant

loving

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

Exclamatory

Declarative

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

Visual imagery

Enjambment

Rhyme
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
horses

dogs

raccoons

spiders
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Gun control

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

The domestic and the outside world

The mundane and the transcendent

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
1

28

None

15
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

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?
Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

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

the poet's dog

the reader

Orion
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
Horse racing

Politician

None

Professor
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Presidential Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That the stars we see have existed forever

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