Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Fall

Summer

Winter

Spring
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?

Centaurus

Hydra

Ursa Major

Orion
3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of?

stars

ash

sea

dust
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?

the bending trees

the speaker's voice

rolling trash cans

the supernova
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"

these vulnerable

these terrified

unremarkable

unspectacular
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

the rising

what's forgotten

our skyline

my birthright
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

the needs of those around us

the names of these trees

some new constellations

more about Kentucky
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?

our synapses and flesh

what's larger in us

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?

the arrows we make

the dust of stars

the rising tides

winter's icy hand
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

confined to inspiring

blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry

mournful to relaxed
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?

equal representation

better homes

the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?

loving

defiant

selfish

fearless
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?

Declarative

Exclamatory

Persuasive

Interrogative
14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end?

Enjambment

Personification

Rhyme

Visual imagery
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

spiders

dogs

horses

raccoons
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?

Environmental justice

Religious freedom

Education reform

Gun control
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?

The mundane and the transcendent

The domestic and the outside world

The mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

None

15

28

1
19 What is this poem's meter?

Iambic pentameter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?

The Carrying

Sharks in the Rivers

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine

Instagram
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?

the poet's husband

the poet's dog

Orion

the reader
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?

Professor

None

Politician

Horse racing
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?

Presidential Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?

That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That the stars we see have existed forever

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