Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Winter

Spring

Fall

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

Hydra

Centaurus

Orion

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

stars

ash

dust

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

the supernova

the bending trees

the speaker's voice

rolling trash cans
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"

unspectacular

these terrified

these vulnerable

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

the rising

our skyline

my birthright

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

more about Kentucky

the needs of those around us

some new constellations

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

our synapses and flesh

how we were born

what's larger in us

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

the rising tides

the arrows we make

winter's icy hand

the dust of stars
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

betrayed to angry

confined to inspiring

blissful to frightened

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

better homes

recognition and prestige

the safety of others and earth

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

fearless

defiant

selfish

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

Exclamatory

Interrogative

Persuasive

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

Personification

Visual imagery

Rhyme

Enjambment
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

raccoons

horses

dogs

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

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Gun control

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

The mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent

The domestic and the outside world
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

None

1

28

15
19 What is this poem's meter?

Free verse

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Sharks in the Rivers
21 Where was this poem first published?

The Smithsonian Magazine

Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?

the reader

Orion

the poet's dog

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

Horse racing

None

Politician

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

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet

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

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

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

That the stars we see have existed forever

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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