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 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

girls

lady horses

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

swagger

neigh

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

eating oats

jumping

getting brushed
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Ears up!

Whoa there!

Listen girls!

Giddy up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful

they always win

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

strange

indomitable

incredible
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
1 pound

8 ounces

2 tons

8 pounds
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?
conspiratorial

downcast

inspiring

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

racing with her

peeling off her skin

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

genius

magical

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

body

divine

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

win the race

take the prize

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

power / blood

ability / meat

force / danger
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
one

none

four

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

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck

Bright Dead Things
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?
musician

professor

none

horse jockey
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 National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
Montana

Kentucky

New York

California
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

iambic pentameter

free verse

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

she has hosted a poetry podcast

her poems are never about her life

she grew up in California
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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