Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Spring

Winter

Fall

Summer
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Ursa Major

Orion

Hydra

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

dust

ash

stars
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
the supernova

rolling trash cans

the bending trees

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

these vulnerable

unremarkable

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

what's forgotten

my birthright

our skyline
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
more about Kentucky

the needs of those around us

the names of these trees

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

what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh

how we were born
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
the dust of stars

the rising tides

winter's icy hand

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?
equal representation

the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige

better homes
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?
Declarative

Exclamatory

Persuasive

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

Enjambment

Rhyme

Visual imagery
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
spiders

horses

raccoons

dogs
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Environmental justice

Religious freedom

Gun control

Education reform
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 mechanical and the organic

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
None

15

1

28
19 What is this poem's meter?
Dactylic hexameter

Free verse

Trochaic trimeter

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

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets
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?
Horse racing

Politician

None

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

U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
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 the stars we see have existed forever

That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

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