Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Winter

Summer

Spring

Fall
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?
dust

ash

stars

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

the supernova

the bending trees

the speaker's voice
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
unremarkable

unspectacular

these terrified

these vulnerable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
our skyline

my birthright

what's forgotten

the rising
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the names of these trees

more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the needs of those around us
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

how we were born

the spotlight of streetlight
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the dust of stars

the rising tides

the arrows we make
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

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

the safety of others and earth

equal representation

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

fearless

loving

defiant
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Exclamatory

Declarative

Persuasive

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

Visual imagery

Rhyme

Personification
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
horses

dogs

spiders

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

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Gun control
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The domestic and the outside world

The mechanical and the organic

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
15

None

1

28
19 What is this poem's meter?
Free verse

Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Sharks in the Rivers

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
Orion

the poet's husband

the reader

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

Horse racing

Professor

None
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That the stars we see have existed forever

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

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

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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