Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Spring

Winter

Summer

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

Orion

Ursa Major

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

stars

dust

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

the bending trees

the supernova

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

unremarkable

these terrified

these vulnerable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
the rising

our skyline

what's forgotten

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

the needs of those around us

some new constellations

more about Kentucky
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?
the rising tides

winter's icy hand

the arrows we make

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

confined to inspiring

mournful to relaxed

blissful to frightened
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
equal representation

better homes

recognition and prestige

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

fearless

selfish

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

Persuasive

Declarative

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

raccoons

dogs

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

Environmental justice

Religious freedom

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

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
15

None

28

1
19 What is this poem's meter?
Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter

Dactylic hexameter

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

The Carrying

Sharks in the Rivers

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?
Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

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

the poet's husband

the poet's dog

the reader
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
None

Professor

Politician

Horse racing
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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

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