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

a mile a minute

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

female horses

girls

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

dance

prance

neigh
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
jumping

getting brushed

taking a nap

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Listen girls!

Ears up!

Whoa there!

Giddy up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they always win

they're ladies

they are her husband's horses

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

dangerous

strange

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

2 tons

8 ounces

8 pounds
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

cocky

conspiratorial
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
racing with her

lifting her shirt

peeling off her skin

looking into her eyes
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?
divine

machine

body

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 _____"
force / danger

ability / meat

power / blood

blood / power
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
four

one

eighteen

none
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Hurting Kind

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
winning competitions

hearts

machine bodies

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

horse jockey

none

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

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Inauguration Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate
21 What award did this poem win?
The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

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

Kentucky

California

New York
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

free verse

iambic pentameter

unrhymed couplets
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she has hosted a poetry podcast

she writes often about the natural world

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life
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 Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

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