Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Fall

Spring

Winter

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

Ursa Major

Centaurus

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

ash

stars

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"
unremarkable

these terrified

these vulnerable

unspectacular
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
the rising

what's forgotten

my birthright

our skyline
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?
what's larger in us

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born

our synapses and flesh
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the dust of stars

the arrows we make

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

confined to inspiring

blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
the safety of others and earth

equal representation

better homes

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

selfish

defiant

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

Declarative

Persuasive

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

Personification

Rhyme

Visual imagery
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?
Environmental justice

Religious freedom

Education reform

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

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
None

28

1

15
19 What is this poem's meter?
Iambic pentameter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Sharks in the Rivers
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
Orion

the poet's husband

the poet's dog

the reader
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?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet

Professor Emerita

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That we are seeing light from the past when we look at 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

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