How to Triumph Like a Girl Quizzes

How to Triumph Like a Girl Quiz

1 What speed are the horses described as running?
a mile a minute

40 miles per hour

10 miles per hour

40 miles in a mere day
2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem?
mares

female horses

girls

lady horses
3 What do the horses do, after winning?
swagger

dance

prance

neigh
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
eating oats

taking a nap

getting brushed

jumping
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Ears up!

Whoa there!

Listen girls!

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

they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful

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

incredible

strange

dangerous
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
8 ounces

2 tons

1 pound

8 pounds
9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines?
Shouldn't I know...

Won't you come...

Can't you see...

Don't you want...
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

racing with her

looking into her eyes

lifting her shirt
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

machine

divine

body
14 The heart knows it is "going to ________"
win the race

beat the competition

take the prize

come in first
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"
power / blood

force / danger

ability / meat

blood / power
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
one

eighteen

four

none
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

The Hurting Kind
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
hearts

machine bodies

winning competitions

horses and animals
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
musician

horse jockey

none

professor
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
Librarian of Congress

Editor of Poetry Magazine

U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet
21 What award did this poem win?
The T.S. Eliot Prize

The Pushcart Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award
22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book?
Kentucky

Montana

California

New York
23 What form is this poem in?
free verse

sonnet

unrhymed couplets

iambic pentameter
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she has hosted a poetry podcast

her poems are never about her life

she writes often about the natural world

she grew up in California
25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem?
How to Win Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Triumph As a Girl

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