Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Summer

Fall

Spring

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

Centaurus

Orion

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

dust

stars

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

rolling trash cans

the supernova

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

unspectacular

unremarkable

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

what's forgotten

our skyline

my birthright
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the names of these trees

the needs of those around us

more about Kentucky

some new constellations
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
how we were born

what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight
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

blissful to frightened

mournful to relaxed

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

equal representation

better homes

the safety of others and earth
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?
Declarative

Persuasive

Exclamatory

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

Rhyme

Personification

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

raccoons

horses

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

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

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

The mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial

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

1

None

15
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

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

Orion

the reader

the poet's dog
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

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
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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