Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Winter

Fall

Summer

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

Orion

Ursa Major

Hydra

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

dust

stars

sea

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

rolling trash cans

the supernova

the speaker's voice

the bending trees
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"

these terrified

unspectacular

unremarkable

these vulnerable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

what's forgotten

the rising

my birthright

our skyline
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

the needs of those around us

some new constellations

more about Kentucky

the names of these trees
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?

how we were born

what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?

the dust of stars

winter's icy hand

the arrows we make

the rising tides
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

mournful to relaxed

betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

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

the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige

better homes

equal representation
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?

defiant

fearless

selfish

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

Exclamatory

Persuasive

Declarative

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

Rhyme

Enjambment

Personification

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

horses

raccoons

spiders

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

Education reform

Environmental justice

Religious freedom

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

The domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

15

1

None

28
19 What is this poem's meter?

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Sharks in the Rivers

Bright Dead Things
21 Where was this poem first published?

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

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

the poet's husband

the reader

Orion

the poet's dog
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?

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate
25 Which of the following is true about stars?

That the stars we see have existed forever

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

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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