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

a mile a minute

40 miles per hour

10 miles per hour
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
female horses

mares

lady horses

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

neigh

swagger

dance
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!

Ears up!

Whoa there!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're ladies

they're beautiful

they are her husband's horses

they always win
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"
indomitable

dangerous

incredible

strange
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
2 tons

1 pound

8 ounces

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

Shouldn't I know...

Don't you want...

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

conspiratorial

inspiring

downcast
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
peeling off her skin

looking into her eyes

lifting her shirt

racing with her
12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words?
dangerous

wild

magical

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

body

device

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

win the race

come in first

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

ability / meat

blood / power

force / danger
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
none

four

eighteen

one
17 In what book did this poem appear?
Bright Dead Things

The Hurting Kind

The Carrying

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

winning competitions

machine bodies

hearts
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
horse jockey

musician

professor

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

Librarian of Congress

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Inauguration Poet
21 What award did this poem win?
The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
New York

California

Kentucky

Montana
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

unrhymed couplets

free verse

iambic pentameter
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
her poems are never about her life

she has hosted a poetry podcast

she grew up in California

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

How to Triumph As a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Win Like a Girl

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