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 in a mere day

40 miles per hour

a mile a minute

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

female horses

girls

mares

lady horses
3 What do the horses do, after winning?

dance

prance

neigh

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?

getting brushed

taking a nap

jumping

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?

Listen girls!

Whoa there!

Ears up!

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

they are her husband's horses

they always win

they're beautiful

they're ladies
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"

indomitable

strange

dangerous

incredible
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?

8 pounds

8 ounces

2 tons

1 pound
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?

Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...

Won't you come...

Can't you see...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?

inspiring

downcast

cocky

conspiratorial
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?

racing with her

looking into her eyes

peeling off her skin

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

genius

wild

dangerous

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

device

machine

body

divine
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"

come in first

beat the competition

win the race

take the prize
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"

ability / meat

blood / power

power / blood

force / danger
16 How many stanzas is this poem?

one

four

eighteen

none
17 In what book did this poem appear?

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things

The Hurting Kind
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?

winning competitions

hearts

horses and animals

machine bodies
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?

none

horse jockey

musician

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet

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

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pro Forma Prize
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?

Montana

Kentucky

New York

California
23 What form is this poem in?

free verse

iambic pentameter

unrhymed couplets

sonnet
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?

her poems are never about her life

she writes often about the natural world

she grew up in California

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

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