How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?

40 miles in a mere day

40 miles per hour

10 miles per hour

a mile a minute
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?

lady horses

girls

mares

female horses
3 What do the horses do, after winning?

prance

neigh

swagger

dance
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?

jumping

eating oats

getting brushed

taking a nap
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?

Whoa there!

Ears up!

Listen girls!

Giddy up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?

they are her husband's horses

they always win

they're ladies

they're beautiful
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"

dangerous

strange

indomitable

incredible
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?

8 ounces

1 pound

8 pounds

2 tons
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?

Can't you see...

Don't you want...

Shouldn't I know...

Won't you come...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?

cocky

downcast

inspiring

conspiratorial
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?

peeling off her skin

looking into her eyes

lifting her shirt

racing with her
12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words?

magical

genius

wild

dangerous
13 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the second of these words?

device

body

divine

machine
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"

come in first

beat the competition

win the race

take the prize
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"

power / blood

blood / power

force / danger

ability / meat
16 How many stanzas is this poem?

none

four

one

eighteen
17 In what book did this poem appear?

Lucky Wreck

The Hurting Kind

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?

winning competitions

machine bodies

horses and animals

hearts
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?

horse jockey

none

musician

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?

U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine

Librarian of Congress
21 What award did this poem win?

The Pro Forma Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pushcart Prize

The T.S. Eliot Prize
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?

Kentucky

Montana

New York

California
23 What form is this poem in?

sonnet

iambic pentameter

free verse

unrhymed couplets
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?

she grew up in California

she writes often about the natural world

her poems are never about her life

she has hosted a poetry podcast
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph As a Girl

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