Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Spring

Summer

Winter

Fall
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Hydra

Orion

Ursa Major

Centaurus
3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of?
ash

dust

stars

sea
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
rolling trash cans

the bending trees

the speaker's voice

the supernova
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these terrified

unspectacular

these vulnerable

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
our skyline

the rising

my birthright

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the names of these trees

the needs of those around us
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight

what's larger in us

how we were born
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the rising tides

the dust of stars

the arrows we make
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
betrayed to angry

confined to inspiring

mournful to relaxed

blissful to frightened
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
the safety of others and earth

better homes

recognition and prestige

equal representation
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
selfish

fearless

defiant

loving
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Persuasive

Interrogative

Declarative

Exclamatory
14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end?
Rhyme

Personification

Enjambment

Visual imagery
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
dogs

raccoons

horses

spiders
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Gun control

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Education reform
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The mechanical and the organic

The domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
28

15

1

None
19 What is this poem's meter?
Free verse

Trochaic trimeter

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

Sharks in the Rivers
21 Where was this poem first published?
The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's husband

Orion

the reader

the poet's dog
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
Politician

None

Professor

Horse racing
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Presidential Poet
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That the stars we see have existed forever

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