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?
girls

female horses

mares

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

neigh

dance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
jumping

taking a nap

eating oats

getting brushed
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Whoa there!

Ears up!

Giddy up!

Listen girls!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they always win

they're beautiful

they are her husband's horses

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

indomitable

incredible

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

8 ounces

1 pound

2 tons
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...

Can't you see...

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

inspiring

conspiratorial

downcast
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?
genius

dangerous

wild

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

device

machine

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

beat the competition

come in first

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

blood / power

power / blood

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

eighteen

none

one
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

hearts

winning competitions

horses and animals
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
professor

musician

horse jockey

none
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress
21 What award did this poem win?
The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award

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

Kentucky

California

Montana
23 What form is this poem in?
free verse

sonnet

unrhymed couplets

iambic pentameter
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she writes often about the natural world

she has hosted a poetry podcast

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 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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