1 What season has Limón repeatedly personified in her poems? Fall Spring Winter Summer 2 Aside from her dog, which of the following animals does Limón regularly write about? Cows Eagles Horses Dolphins 3 Which of the following best describes Limón's usual poetic form? Traditional forms such as the sonnet Spoken-word slam poetry Visual or concrete poetry Free verse poetry 4 How often does Limón use rhyme? Almost never Sometimes, for dramatic ending lines Frequently In every poem 5 Which of the following is NOT a recurring theme in Limón's poems? Humanity's relationship with nature Environmental justice Feminism International foreign policy 6 Which poem contains the line, "I am asking you touch me"? The Leash The End of Poetry Wife Dead Stars 7 Which poem contains the command, "Don't die"? How to Triumph Like a Girl The Leash Instructions on Not Giving Up Wife 8 Which poem contains the line, "We are not unspectacular things"? The End of Poetry Dead Stars How to Triumph Like a Girl The Leash 9 Which poem contains the line, "the huge beating genius machine" Dead Stars The Leash Wife How to Triumph Like a Girl 10 Which of the following poems does NOT take place on a suburban street? The Leash Instructions on Not Giving Up How to Triumph Like a Girl Dead Stars 11 Which of the following poems does NOT feature animals? The Leash How to Triumph Like a Girl Wife The End of Poetry 12 Which of the following poems draws on the sonnet form? Instructions on Not Giving Up Wife The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl 13 Which book by Ada Limón won the National Book Critics Circle Award? Lucky Wreck The Hurting Kind Bright Dead Things The Carrying 14 Where did Ada Limón move in 2011 with her now-husband? New York Kentucky Mexico California 15 Where did Ada Limón grow up? Kentucky New York Mexico California 16 Where was Ada Limón living and working when her first two books came out? Kentucky California Mexico New York 17 What single-poem award has Limón won twice, for "How to Triumph Like a Girl" and "The Leash"? The Pulitzer Prize The Pearl Poetry Prize The Pushcart Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 18 Which of Limón's books, also the first after her 2011 move, represented a major breakthrough in popularity? The Hurting Kind Sharks in the Rivers Bright Dead Things The Carrying 19 What position was Limón awarded in 2022? Host of "The Slowdown" Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center fellow U.S. Poet Laureate Chicago Poet Laureate 20 Who does the "you" in Limón's poems sometimes refer to? Her husband, Lucas Her sister, Natalie Her cat, Olive Her pug, Lily Bean 21 Which of the following themes does Bright Dead Things NOT cover? Miscarriage Loss of a family member Domestic life A cross-country move 22 Which of the following is the LEAST accurate description of most of Limón's poetry? Emotional Feminist Religious Natural 23 How would you describe Ada Limón's opinion of negative emotions in her work? They are a frustrating inconvenience to her work They are the truest expression of the human heart They are a result of an unhappy marriage They are a part of life to be felt deeply and navigated 24 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from poetry? Marketing writer None Horse racing journalist Botanist 25 Which of the following is NOT true about Limón's books? Bright Dead Things was her first book published with Milkweed Editions The COVID pandemic is a major theme of The Hurting Kind Her first two books, Lucky Wreck and This Big Fake World, came out within a year of each other Infertility is a major theme of The Carrying
