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?

Ursa Major

Orion

Hydra

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

sea

ash

stars

dust
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

these terrified

unremarkable

these vulnerable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

my birthright

our skyline

the rising

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

some new constellations

more about Kentucky

the names of these trees

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

the spotlight of streetlight

what's larger in us

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

the dust of stars

winter's icy hand

the arrows we make

the rising tides
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry

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

the safety of others and earth

equal representation

recognition and prestige

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

defiant

selfish

loving

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

Interrogative

Declarative

Exclamatory

Persuasive
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

dogs

horses

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

Religious freedom

Education reform

Environmental justice

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

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

The domestic and the outside world

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

28

None

15

1
19 What is this poem's meter?

Free verse

Trochaic trimeter

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Lucky Wreck

Sharks in the Rivers

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying
21 Where was this poem first published?

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine

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

Orion

the poet's dog

the reader

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

Horse racing

Professor

Politician

None
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet

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

That the stars we see have existed forever

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

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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