How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?
10 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day

a mile a minute

40 miles per hour
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
lady horses

girls

female horses

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

prance

dance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
taking a nap

getting brushed

eating oats

jumping
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Whoa there!

Ears up!

Listen girls!

Giddy up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they always win

they're ladies

they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"
strange

incredible

dangerous

indomitable
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
2 tons

1 pound

8 ounces

8 pounds
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Won't you come...

Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...

Can't you see...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?
conspiratorial

inspiring

downcast

cocky
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
looking into her eyes

peeling off her skin

racing with her

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

magical

dangerous

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

divine

device

body
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
win the race

take the prize

beat the competition

come in first
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"
ability / meat

blood / power

force / danger

power / blood
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
four

eighteen

none

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

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
hearts

horses and animals

machine bodies

winning competitions
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
horse jockey

musician

none

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine
21 What award did this poem win?
The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize

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

New York

Montana

California
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

unrhymed couplets

free verse

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

she has hosted a poetry podcast

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?
How to Triumph As a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

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