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?
female horses

lady horses

mares

girls
3 What do the horses do, after winning?
neigh

prance

dance

swagger
4 Running seems almost as fun as what?
taking a nap

getting brushed

jumping

eating oats
5 What command does the speaker give the horses?
Giddy up!

Listen girls!

Whoa there!

Ears up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful

they always win

they're ladies
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

2 tons

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

Can't you see...

Won't you come...

Don't you want...
10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem?
downcast

inspiring

cocky

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

lifting her shirt

peeling off her skin

looking into her eyes
12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words?
genius

wild

dangerous

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

body

device

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

come in first

beat the competition

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

power / blood

blood / power

force / danger
16 How many stanzas is this poem?
eighteen

one

four

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

Lucky Wreck

The Hurting Kind

Bright Dead Things
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
horses and animals

hearts

machine bodies

winning competitions
19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing?
professor

musician

none

horse jockey
20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Inauguration Poet

Librarian of Congress

Editor of Poetry Magazine
21 What award did this poem win?
The Pushcart Prize

The Pro Forma Prize

The National Book Critics Circle Award

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

Montana

New York

Kentucky
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

unrhymed couplets

iambic pentameter

free verse
24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón?
she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life

she writes often about the natural world

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 Triumph As a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Woman

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