How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?
40 miles per hour

a mile a minute

10 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
girls

mares

lady horses

female horses
3 What do the horses do, after winning?
neigh

prance

swagger

dance
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
taking a nap

getting brushed

jumping

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Listen girls!

Ears up!

Whoa there!

Giddy up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're ladies

they're beautiful

they always win

they are her husband's horses
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"
incredible

strange

indomitable

dangerous
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
8 ounces

2 tons

1 pound

8 pounds
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Can't you see...

Shouldn't I know...

Don't you want...

Won't you come...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?
conspiratorial

cocky

downcast

inspiring
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
looking into her eyes

lifting her shirt

peeling off her skin

racing with her
12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words?
magical

wild

dangerous

genius
13 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the second of these words?
machine

body

divine

device
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
take the prize

come in first

beat the competition

win the race
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"
blood / power

power / blood

force / danger

ability / meat
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
eighteen

none

four

one
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Hurting Kind

Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
machine bodies

hearts

horses and animals

winning competitions
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
professor

none

horse jockey

musician
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet
21 What award did this poem win?
The Pro Forma Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pushcart Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
New York

Kentucky

California

Montana
23 What form is this poem in?
iambic pentameter

unrhymed couplets

sonnet

free verse
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she grew up in California

she writes often about the natural world

her poems are never about her life

she has hosted a poetry podcast
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?
How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph As a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

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