Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Summer

Winter

Fall

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

Orion

Centaurus

Ursa Major

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

sea

dust

stars

ash
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?

the speaker's voice

the supernova

the bending trees

rolling trash cans
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"

unspectacular

these vulnerable

unremarkable

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

what's forgotten

the rising

my birthright

our skyline
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

some new constellations

the needs of those around us

the names of these trees

more about Kentucky
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?

what's larger in us

how we were born

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?

the arrows we make

winter's icy hand

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

mournful to relaxed

blissful to frightened
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?

recognition and prestige

better homes

the safety of others and earth

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

selfish

defiant

fearless

loving
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?

Declarative

Exclamatory

Persuasive

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

Rhyme

Visual imagery

Enjambment

Personification
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

spiders

raccoons

dogs

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

Education reform

Religious freedom

Gun control

Environmental justice
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?

The mundane and the transcendent

The mechanical and the organic

The domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

28

None

15

1
19 What is this poem's meter?

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?

the poet's husband

the reader

the poet's dog

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

None

Professor

Horse racing

Politician
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate
25 Which of the following is true about 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

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

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