Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Spring

Fall

Winter

Summer
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Orion

Centaurus

Ursa Major

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

dust

ash

stars
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
the supernova

the bending trees

rolling trash cans

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

unspectacular

unremarkable

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

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?
how we were born

what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
the dust of stars

the arrows we make

winter's icy hand

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

mournful to relaxed

blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
better homes

the safety of others and earth

equal representation

recognition and prestige
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
loving

defiant

fearless

selfish
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?
Rhyme

Enjambment

Visual imagery

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

spiders

raccoons

dogs
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Religious freedom

Education reform

Gun control

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

28

15

None
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Free verse

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter
20 In what book did this poem appear?
The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

Sharks in the Rivers
21 Where was this poem first published?
Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

In a book

Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine
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?
Horse racing

Politician

None

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

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Presidential Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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

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