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

10 miles per hour

40 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?

lady horses

mares

female horses

girls
3 What do the horses do, after winning?

neigh

dance

prance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?

jumping

taking a nap

getting brushed

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

Ears up!

Whoa there!

Giddy up!

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

they're beautiful

they are her husband's horses

they always win

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

dangerous

indomitable

strange

incredible
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?

Don't you want...

Can't you see...

Shouldn't I know...

Won't you come...
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

lifting her shirt

looking into her eyes

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

magical

dangerous

wild

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

divine

machine

device

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

come in first

take the prize

win the race

beat the competition
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?

four

eighteen

one

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?

hearts

machine bodies

horses and animals

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?

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress

U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet
21 What award did this poem win?

The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

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

Kentucky

New York

Montana

California
23 What form is this poem in?

unrhymed couplets

sonnet

free verse

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

she writes often about the natural world

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life

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

How to Triumph As a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for How to Triumph Like a Girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl study guide contains a biography of Ada Limón, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for How to Triumph Like a Girl…