Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Summer

Winter

Spring

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

Ursa Major

Orion

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

dust

sea

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

the speaker's voice

the bending trees

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

unremarkable

unspectacular

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

what's forgotten

the rising

my birthright
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?
how we were born

our synapses and flesh

what's larger in us

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

winter's icy hand

the dust of stars

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

blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry

mournful to relaxed
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
the safety of others and earth

equal representation

recognition and prestige

better homes
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?
Persuasive

Interrogative

Exclamatory

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

Rhyme

Enjambment

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

raccoons

dogs

horses
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 mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial

The domestic and the outside world

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
1

28

15

None
19 What is this poem's meter?
Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Trochaic trimeter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Bright Dead Things

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?
In a book

The Smithsonian Magazine

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

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

the poet's husband

Orion

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

Horse racing

None

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

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate

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 all the stars in our sky are already dead

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That the stars we see have existed forever

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