How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?

10 miles per hour

a mile a minute

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?

mares

girls

female horses

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

swagger

dance

neigh

prance
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 are her husband's horses

they always win

they're ladies

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

dangerous

indomitable

incredible

strange
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?

2 tons

8 pounds

1 pound

8 ounces
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?

Don't you want...

Can't you see...

Won't you come...

Shouldn't I know...
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?

lifting her shirt

looking into her eyes

racing with her

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

wild

dangerous

magical

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

device

machine

divine

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

beat the competition

come in first

win the race

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

ability / meat

blood / power

power / blood

force / danger
16 How many stanzas is this poem?

eighteen

one

four

none
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?

hearts

machine bodies

winning competitions

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

none

musician

horse jockey

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?

Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate
21 What award did this poem win?

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

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

California

New York

Montana

Kentucky
23 What form is this poem in?

unrhymed couplets

sonnet

iambic pentameter

free verse
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?

her poems are never about her life

she writes often about the natural world

she has hosted a poetry podcast

she grew up in California
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Triumph As a Girl

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