1 What season has Limón repeatedly personified in her poems? Spring Winter Summer Fall 2 Aside from her dog, which of the following animals does Limón regularly write about? Cows Eagles Dolphins Horses 3 Which of the following best describes Limón's usual poetic form? Visual or concrete poetry Spoken-word slam poetry Traditional forms such as the sonnet Free verse poetry 4 How often does Limón use rhyme? Frequently Sometimes, for dramatic ending lines Almost never In every poem 5 Which of the following is NOT a recurring theme in Limón's poems? Humanity's relationship with nature International foreign policy Feminism Environmental justice 6 Which poem contains the line, "I am asking you touch me"? The End of Poetry Wife The Leash Dead Stars 7 Which poem contains the command, "Don't die"? How to Triumph Like a Girl The Leash Instructions on Not Giving Up Wife 8 Which poem contains the line, "We are not unspectacular things"? The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl Dead Stars The Leash 9 Which poem contains the line, "the huge beating genius machine" The Leash Wife Dead Stars How to Triumph Like a Girl 10 Which of the following poems does NOT take place on a suburban street? Instructions on Not Giving Up The Leash Dead Stars How to Triumph Like a Girl 11 Which of the following poems does NOT feature animals? Wife The Leash The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl 12 Which of the following poems draws on the sonnet form? The End of Poetry Wife Instructions on Not Giving Up How to Triumph Like a Girl 13 Which book by Ada Limón won the National Book Critics Circle Award? Lucky Wreck The Hurting Kind Bright Dead Things The Carrying 14 Where did Ada Limón move in 2011 with her now-husband? California New York Mexico Kentucky 15 Where did Ada Limón grow up? New York California Kentucky Mexico 16 Where was Ada Limón living and working when her first two books came out? Mexico California New York Kentucky 17 What single-poem award has Limón won twice, for "How to Triumph Like a Girl" and "The Leash"? The Pearl Poetry Prize The Pulitzer Prize The Pushcart Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry 18 Which of Limón's books, also the first after her 2011 move, represented a major breakthrough in popularity? The Hurting Kind Sharks in the Rivers The Carrying Bright Dead Things 19 What position was Limón awarded in 2022? Host of "The Slowdown" U.S. Poet Laureate Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center fellow Chicago Poet Laureate 20 Who does the "you" in Limón's poems sometimes refer to? Her cat, Olive Her husband, Lucas Her sister, Natalie Her pug, Lily Bean 21 Which of the following themes does Bright Dead Things NOT cover? A cross-country move Miscarriage Domestic life Loss of a family member 22 Which of the following is the LEAST accurate description of most of Limón's poetry? Natural Emotional Feminist Religious 23 How would you describe Ada Limón's opinion of negative emotions in her work? They are a result of an unhappy marriage They are the truest expression of the human heart They are a frustrating inconvenience to her work They are a part of life to be felt deeply and navigated 24 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from poetry? Horse racing journalist Botanist Marketing writer None 25 Which of the following is NOT true about Limón's books? Infertility is a major theme of The Carrying The COVID pandemic is a major theme of The Hurting Kind Bright Dead Things was her first book published with Milkweed Editions Her first two books, Lucky Wreck and This Big Fake World, came out within a year of each other