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?

lady horses

mares

female horses

girls
3 What do the horses do, after winning?

dance

neigh

prance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?

taking a nap

eating oats

jumping

getting brushed
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 always win

they're beautiful

they are her husband's horses
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"

dangerous

strange

indomitable

incredible
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?

8 ounces

2 tons

1 pound

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

Won't you come...

Can't you see...

Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...
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?

peeling off her skin

looking into her eyes

racing with her

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

wild

dangerous

genius

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

device

divine

machine

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

take the prize

win the race

come in first

beat the competition
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"

power / blood

force / danger

ability / meat

blood / power
16 How many stanzas is this poem?

one

none

eighteen

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?

winning competitions

horses and animals

machine bodies

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

musician

professor

horse jockey

none
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?

U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress
21 What award did this poem win?

The Pushcart Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award

The T.S. Eliot Prize

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

Kentucky

California

Montana

New York
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 has hosted a poetry podcast

she grew up in California

she writes often about the natural world

her poems are never about her life
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?

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