Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Summer

Winter

Fall

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

Ursa Major

Centaurus

Hydra
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?
the speaker's voice

the bending trees

the supernova

rolling trash cans
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
unremarkable

unspectacular

these vulnerable

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

the rising

my birthright

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the names of these trees

the needs of those around us

more about Kentucky

some new constellations
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 arrows we make

the rising tides

the dust of stars

winter's icy hand
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
blissful to frightened

betrayed to angry

confined to inspiring

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

recognition and prestige

the safety of others and earth

equal representation
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
selfish

fearless

loving

defiant
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Declarative

Interrogative

Persuasive

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

Rhyme

Personification

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

horses

spiders

dogs
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 domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial

The mundane and the transcendent
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
None

1

28

15
19 What is this poem's meter?
Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter

Dactylic hexameter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Sharks in the Rivers

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying

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

Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

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

the poet's husband

the reader

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

None

Horse racing

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

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
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

That the stars we see have existed forever

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