1 What speed are the horses described as running? 40 miles in a mere day a mile a minute 10 miles per hour 40 miles per hour 2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem? girls mares female horses lady horses 3 What do the horses do, after winning? prance neigh dance swagger 4 Running seems almost as fun as what? eating oats getting brushed jumping taking a nap 5 What command does the speaker give the horses? Listen girls! Whoa there! Giddy up! Ears up! 6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses? they're ladies they always win they're beautiful they are her husband's horses 7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me" dangerous incredible indomitable strange 8 How heavy is the horse heart described? 2 tons 8 ounces 1 pound 8 pounds 9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines? Don't you want... Won't you come... Shouldn't I know... Can't you see... 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? wild magical dangerous genius 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 ________" 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 blood / power ability / meat force / danger 16 How many stanzas is this poem? eighteen one four none 17 In what book did this poem appear? Lucky Wreck Bright Dead Things The Hurting Kind The Carrying 18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book? horses and animals hearts winning competitions machine bodies 19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing? professor horse jockey none musician 20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022? Inauguration Poet Librarian of Congress U.S. Poet Laureate Editor of Poetry Magazine 21 What award did this poem win? The National Book Critics Circle Award The Pushcart Prize The Pro Forma Prize The T.S. Eliot Prize 22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book? California Kentucky Montana New York 23 What form is this poem in? unrhymed couplets iambic pentameter sonnet free verse 24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón? her poems are never about her life she has hosted a poetry podcast she grew up in California she writes often about the natural world 25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem? How to Triumph As a Girl How to Win Like a Girl How to Win Like a Woman How to Triumph Like a Girl