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

10 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day

a mile a minute
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

neigh

prance

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

jumping

eating oats

taking a nap
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Listen girls!

Giddy up!

Whoa there!

Ears up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they are her husband's horses

they're ladies

they always win

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

dangerous

indomitable

strange
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
1 pound

2 tons

8 pounds

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

Don't you want...

Can't you see...

Shouldn't I know...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?
conspiratorial

cocky

inspiring

downcast
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?
dangerous

genius

magical

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

divine

device

machine
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
beat the competition

come in first

win the race

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

force / danger

power / blood

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

four

one

eighteen
17 In what book did this poem appear?
Lucky Wreck

The Hurting Kind

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things
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?
professor

none

horse jockey

musician
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
Editor of Poetry Magazine

Inauguration Poet

Librarian of Congress

U.S. Poet Laureate
21 What award did this poem win?
The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pushcart Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
New York

California

Kentucky

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 has hosted a poetry podcast

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life

she writes often about the natural world
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?
How to Triumph As a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

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