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

10 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?
prance

dance

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?
Whoa there!

Giddy up!

Ears 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"
incredible

strange

indomitable

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

8 pounds

2 tons

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

Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...

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

downcast

conspiratorial

cocky
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

wild

dangerous

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

body

machine

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

win the race

beat the competition

come in first
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?
eighteen

none

one

four
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?
horses and animals

hearts

winning competitions

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

none

musician

horse jockey
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
Inauguration Poet

Librarian of Congress

Editor of Poetry Magazine

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

The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
California

Kentucky

New York

Montana
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

free verse

unrhymed couplets

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

she writes often about the natural world

she has hosted a poetry podcast

her poems are never about her life
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

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