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?

Ursa Major

Orion

Hydra

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

sea

stars

dust

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

rolling trash cans

the speaker's voice

the supernova

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

unspectacular

these terrified

these vulnerable

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

my birthright

the rising

what's forgotten

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

more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the needs of those around us

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?

winter's icy hand

the arrows we make

the dust of stars

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

confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

mournful to relaxed
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

loving

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

Persuasive

Declarative

Interrogative

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

Enjambment

Rhyme

Visual imagery

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?

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Education reform

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 mechanical and the organic

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

None

1

15

28
19 What is this poem's meter?

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Sharks in the Rivers

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine

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

the poet's dog

Orion

the reader

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

Politician

Professor

Horse racing

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 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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