How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?
a mile a minute

40 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day

10 miles per hour
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
mares

girls

lady horses

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

dance

prance

neigh
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
getting brushed

jumping

taking a nap

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Giddy up!

Whoa there!

Ears up!

Listen girls!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're ladies

they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful

they always win
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"
dangerous

incredible

strange

indomitable
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
8 pounds

1 pound

2 tons

8 ounces
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Won't you come...

Can't you see...

Shouldn't I know...

Don't you want...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?
cocky

downcast

conspiratorial

inspiring
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
lifting her shirt

looking into her eyes

peeling off her skin

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

wild

genius

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

body

machine

device
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
win the race

beat the competition

take the prize

come in first
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"
force / danger

ability / meat

blood / power

power / blood
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
none

one

four

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

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

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

horses and animals

hearts

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

none

musician

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate
21 What award did this poem win?
The Pushcart Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

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

California

Montana

Kentucky
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

iambic pentameter

free verse

unrhymed couplets
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she has hosted a poetry podcast

she writes often about the natural world

her poems are never about her life

she grew up in California
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?
How to Win Like a Woman

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Triumph As a Girl

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