Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Winter

Spring

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?
dust

stars

ash

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

rolling trash cans

the speaker's voice

the bending trees
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these terrified

these vulnerable

unspectacular

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
my birthright

what's forgotten

our skyline

the rising
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the needs of those around us

the names of these trees
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

how we were born

our synapses and flesh
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?
blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry

confined to inspiring

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

better homes

recognition and prestige

the safety of others and earth
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
fearless

loving

defiant

selfish
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Persuasive

Exclamatory

Interrogative

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

Personification

Visual imagery

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

horses

raccoons

spiders
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 mundane and the transcendent

The domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
15

28

1

None
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Free verse
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

Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's husband

the poet's dog

Orion

the reader
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?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Presidential Poet

Professor Emerita
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
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

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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