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 per hour

10 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day

a mile a minute
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
female horses

lady horses

girls

mares
3 What do the horses do, after winning?
neigh

swagger

prance

dance
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
jumping

getting brushed

taking a nap

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Listen girls!

Giddy up!

Ears up!

Whoa there!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're ladies

they're beautiful

they are her husband's horses

they always win
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?
Won't you come...

Shouldn't I know...

Can't you see...

Don't you want...
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

racing with her

looking into her eyes

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

genius

wild

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

device

divine

machine
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
beat the competition

win the race

come in first

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

power / blood

blood / power

ability / meat
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
four

none

one

eighteen
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Hurting Kind

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
hearts

winning competitions

horses and animals

machine bodies
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
professor

none

horse jockey

musician
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
Inauguration Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress
21 What award did this poem win?
The National Book Critics Circle Award

The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart 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

iambic pentameter

unrhymed couplets

free verse
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she writes often about the natural world

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life

she has hosted a poetry podcast
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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