1 What speed are the horses described as running? 40 miles in a mere day a mile a minute 10 miles per hour 40 miles per hour 2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem? female horses lady horses mares girls 3 What do the horses do, after winning? dance prance swagger neigh 4 Running seems almost as fun as what? jumping getting brushed eating oats taking a nap 5 What command does the speaker give the horses? Ears up! Listen girls! Whoa there! Giddy up! 6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses? they always win they are her husband's horses they're ladies they're beautiful 7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me" incredible dangerous indomitable strange 8 How heavy is the horse heart described? 8 pounds 8 ounces 2 tons 1 pound 9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines? Can't you see... Shouldn't I know... Won't you come... Don't you want... 10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem? cocky conspiratorial inspiring downcast 11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing? lifting her shirt looking into her eyes racing with her peeling off her skin 12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words? genius magical 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 ________" come in first win the race beat the competition take the prize 15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____" power / blood blood / power force / danger ability / meat 16 How many stanzas is this poem? four one eighteen none 17 In what book did this poem appear? Bright Dead Things The Carrying The Hurting Kind Lucky Wreck 18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book? horses and animals hearts machine bodies winning competitions 19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing? professor musician horse jockey none 20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022? Editor of Poetry Magazine Librarian of Congress U.S. Poet Laureate Inauguration Poet 21 What award did this poem win? The Pro Forma Prize The Pushcart Prize The T.S. Eliot Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award 22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book? New York California Kentucky Montana 23 What form is this poem in? free verse iambic pentameter sonnet unrhymed couplets 24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón? she grew up in California she has hosted a poetry podcast she writes often about the natural world her poems are never about her life 25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem? How to Win Like a Girl How to Triumph Like a Girl How to Win Like a Woman How to Triumph As a Girl