Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Winter

Spring

Summer

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

Ursa Major

Hydra

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

sea

ash

dust
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
the bending trees

the speaker's voice

rolling trash cans

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

unremarkable

these terrified

unspectacular
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
our skyline

what's forgotten

the rising

my birthright
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the names of these trees

the needs of those around us
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born

our synapses and flesh

what's larger in us
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the arrows we make

the rising tides

the dust of stars
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

mournful to relaxed
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
recognition and prestige

better homes

equal representation

the safety of others and earth
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
fearless

selfish

loving

defiant
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Exclamatory

Interrogative

Persuasive

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

Visual imagery

Personification

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

dogs

horses

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

Environmental justice

Education reform

Gun control
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
None

15

28

1
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Sharks in the Rivers

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things
21 Where was this poem first published?
The Smithsonian Magazine

Instagram

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's husband

the reader

Orion

the poet's dog
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

Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

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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