How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

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

40 miles in a mere day

40 miles per hour

a mile a minute
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
female horses

lady horses

girls

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

dance

prance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
eating oats

getting brushed

jumping

taking a nap
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Giddy up!

Listen girls!

Whoa there!

Ears up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're beautiful

they always win

they are her husband's horses

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

incredible

indomitable

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

2 tons

8 ounces

1 pound
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Shouldn't I know...

Won't you come...

Don't you want...

Can't you see...
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?
racing with her

peeling off her skin

lifting her shirt

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

dangerous

genius

wild
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 ________"
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 _____"
power / blood

force / danger

blood / power

ability / meat
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
none

eighteen

one

four
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

The Hurting Kind

Lucky Wreck
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
hearts

winning competitions

horses and animals

machine bodies
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
none

horse jockey

professor

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

Inauguration Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor of Poetry Magazine
21 What award did this poem win?
The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

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

Kentucky

Montana

California
23 What form is this poem in?
unrhymed couplets

iambic pentameter

sonnet

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

her poems are never about her life

she has hosted a poetry podcast

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 Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

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