Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Summer

Spring

Winter

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

Orion

Centaurus

Hydra

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

dust

sea

stars

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

the speaker's voice

the bending trees

rolling trash cans

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

unspectacular

these vulnerable

these terrified

unremarkable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

the rising

my birthright

what's forgotten

our skyline
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

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born

what's larger in us
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?

betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

mournful to relaxed

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

better homes

recognition and prestige

equal representation

the safety of others and earth
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?

fearless

selfish

defiant

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

Interrogative

Declarative

Exclamatory

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

Rhyme

Personification

Visual imagery

Enjambment
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

raccoons

dogs

spiders

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

Gun control

Religious freedom

Education reform

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

The mechanical and the organic

The domestic and the outside world

The mundane and the transcendent

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

1

15

None

28
19 What is this poem's meter?

Iambic pentameter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?

Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?

the poet's husband

Orion

the reader

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

Professor

Horse racing

Politician

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

U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet
25 Which of the following is true about stars?

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

That the stars we see have existed forever

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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