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

Ursa Major

Orion

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

dust

stars

ash

sea
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"

unspectacular

unremarkable

these vulnerable

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

what's forgotten

my birthright

the rising

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

the needs of those around us

more about Kentucky

the names of these trees

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

how we were born

the spotlight of streetlight

our synapses and flesh

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

the rising tides

the arrows we make

the dust of stars

winter's icy hand
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

mournful to relaxed

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

better homes

equal representation

the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?

loving

selfish

defiant

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

Interrogative

Persuasive

Exclamatory

Declarative
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

spiders

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

Gun control

Environmental justice

Religious freedom

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

The mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent

The domestic and the outside world
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

28

1

None

15
19 What is this poem's meter?

Trochaic trimeter

Free verse

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter
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?

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

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

Orion

the poet's husband

the reader

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

None

Horse racing

Politician

Professor
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 our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That the stars we see have existed forever

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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