1 What speed are the horses described as running? a mile a minute 10 miles per hour 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? girls female horses lady horses mares 3 What do the horses do, after winning? neigh swagger prance dance 4 Running seems almost as fun as what? taking a nap getting brushed jumping eating oats 5 What command does the speaker give the horses? Giddy up! Listen girls! Whoa there! Ears up! 6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses? they are her husband's horses they always win they're beautiful they're ladies 7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me" strange dangerous incredible indomitable 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? Shouldn't I know... Don't you want... Won't you come... Can't you see... 10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem? downcast conspiratorial inspiring cocky 11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing? looking into her eyes peeling off her skin lifting her shirt racing with her 12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words? genius wild dangerous magical 13 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the second of these words? machine device body divine 14 The heart knows it is "going to ________" come in first win the race beat the competition 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? one none four eighteen 17 In what book did this poem appear? Bright Dead Things The Hurting Kind Lucky Wreck The Carrying 18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book? machine bodies winning competitions hearts horses and animals 19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing? professor musician horse jockey 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 Pro Forma Prize The T.S. Eliot Prize The Pushcart Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award 22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book? Montana New York California Kentucky 23 What form is this poem in? sonnet unrhymed couplets iambic pentameter free verse 24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón? she writes often about the natural world her poems are never about her life 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 Triumph As a Girl How to Win Like a Woman