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 per hour

10 miles per hour

a mile a minute

40 miles in a mere day
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?
swagger

neigh

prance

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

getting brushed

taking a nap

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

Whoa there!

Listen girls!

Ears up!
6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses?
they're ladies

they are her husband's horses

they're beautiful

they always win
7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me"
indomitable

dangerous

strange

incredible
8 How heavy is the horse heart described?
2 tons

1 pound

8 pounds

8 ounces
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?
downcast

cocky

conspiratorial

inspiring
11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing?
looking into her eyes

peeling off her skin

lifting her shirt

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

genius

magical

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

divine

device

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

take the prize

come in first

beat the competition
15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____"
force / danger

ability / meat

power / blood

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

none

eighteen

one
17 In what book did this poem appear?
The Hurting Kind

Bright Dead Things

The Carrying

Lucky Wreck
18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book?
winning competitions

machine bodies

hearts

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

none

professor

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

Librarian of Congress

Inauguration Poet

Editor of Poetry Magazine
21 What award did this poem win?
The National Book Critics Circle Award

The Pro Forma Prize

The Pushcart Prize

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

New York

Kentucky

Montana
23 What form is this poem in?
sonnet

iambic pentameter

unrhymed couplets

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

she grew up in California

her poems are never about her life

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 Woman

How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Win Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for How to Triumph Like a Girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for How to Triumph Like a Girl

How to Triumph Like a Girl study guide contains a biography of Ada Limón, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for How to Triumph Like a Girl…