1 What season has Limón repeatedly personified in her poems? Fall Spring Winter Summer 2 Aside from her dog, which of the following animals does Limón regularly write about? Horses Dolphins Cows Eagles 3 Which of the following best describes Limón's usual poetic form? Traditional forms such as the sonnet Visual or concrete poetry Free verse poetry Spoken-word slam poetry 4 How often does Limón use rhyme? Almost never Frequently In every poem Sometimes, for dramatic ending lines 5 Which of the following is NOT a recurring theme in Limón's poems? Environmental justice Feminism International foreign policy Humanity's relationship with nature 6 Which poem contains the line, "I am asking you touch me"? The End of Poetry Dead Stars The Leash Wife 7 Which poem contains the command, "Don't die"? The Leash How to Triumph Like a Girl Wife Instructions on Not Giving Up 8 Which poem contains the line, "We are not unspectacular things"? The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl Dead Stars The Leash 9 Which poem contains the line, "the huge beating genius machine" Dead Stars The Leash How to Triumph Like a Girl Wife 10 Which of the following poems does NOT take place on a suburban street? Instructions on Not Giving Up How to Triumph Like a Girl Dead Stars The Leash 11 Which of the following poems does NOT feature animals? Wife The Leash The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl 12 Which of the following poems draws on the sonnet form? The End of Poetry How to Triumph Like a Girl Instructions on Not Giving Up Wife 13 Which book by Ada Limón won the National Book Critics Circle Award? The Carrying Bright Dead Things The Hurting Kind Lucky Wreck 14 Where did Ada Limón move in 2011 with her now-husband? Kentucky California New York Mexico 15 Where did Ada Limón grow up? Kentucky Mexico California New York 16 Where was Ada Limón living and working when her first two books came out? New York California Mexico Kentucky 17 What single-poem award has Limón won twice, for "How to Triumph Like a Girl" and "The Leash"? The Pushcart Prize The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry The Pearl Poetry Prize 18 Which of Limón's books, also the first after her 2011 move, represented a major breakthrough in popularity? The Carrying Bright Dead Things The Hurting Kind Sharks in the Rivers 19 What position was Limón awarded in 2022? Chicago Poet Laureate Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center fellow U.S. Poet Laureate Host of "The Slowdown" 20 Who does the "you" in Limón's poems sometimes refer to? Her sister, Natalie Her cat, Olive Her pug, Lily Bean Her husband, Lucas 21 Which of the following themes does Bright Dead Things NOT cover? Domestic life Loss of a family member Miscarriage A cross-country move 22 Which of the following is the LEAST accurate description of most of Limón's poetry? Natural Feminist Emotional Religious 23 How would you describe Ada Limón's opinion of negative emotions in her work? They are a part of life to be felt deeply and navigated They are a frustrating inconvenience to her work They are a result of an unhappy marriage They are the truest expression of the human heart 24 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from poetry? None Horse racing journalist Botanist Marketing writer 25 Which of the following is NOT true about Limón's books? Bright Dead Things was her first book published with Milkweed Editions Her first two books, Lucky Wreck and This Big Fake World, came out within a year of each other Infertility is a major theme of The Carrying The COVID pandemic is a major theme of The Hurting Kind