Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Summer

Fall

Winter

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

Hydra

Orion

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

ash

dust

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

the supernova

the bending trees

the speaker's voice
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these terrified

these vulnerable

unspectacular

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
the rising

our skyline

my birthright

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the names of these trees

some new constellations

more about Kentucky

the needs of those around us
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
our synapses and flesh

how we were born

what's larger in us

the spotlight of streetlight
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the rising tides

the dust of stars

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

mournful to relaxed

betrayed to angry

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

the safety of others and earth

better homes

equal representation
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
defiant

selfish

fearless

loving
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?
Enjambment

Rhyme

Visual imagery

Personification
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

Education reform

Gun control

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

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

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

15

28

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

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
The Carrying

Lucky Wreck

Sharks in the Rivers

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

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the reader

Orion

the poet's dog

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

None

Professor

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

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That the stars we see have existed forever

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