1 What speed are the horses described as running? 40 miles per hour a mile a minute 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? girls mares female horses lady horses 3 What do the horses do, after winning? prance dance neigh swagger 4 Running seems almost as fun as what? getting brushed taking a nap jumping eating oats 5 What command does the speaker give the horses? Ears up! Giddy up! Whoa there! Listen girls! 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" strange indomitable incredible dangerous 8 How heavy is the horse heart described? 1 pound 8 pounds 8 ounces 2 tons 9 What question phrase gets repeated in two consecutive lines? Can't you see... Shouldn't I know... Won't you come... Don't you want... 10 Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the tone of this poem? conspiratorial inspiring cocky downcast 11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing? lifting her shirt racing with her looking into her eyes peeling off her skin 12 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the first of these words? genius magical dangerous wild 13 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the second of these words? divine body device machine 14 The heart knows it is "going to ________" come in first win the race take the prize beat the competition 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? four one eighteen none 17 In what book did this poem appear? The Hurting Kind Bright Dead Things Lucky Wreck The Carrying 18 Which of the following themes of this poem does NOT recur throughout the book? hearts horses and animals machine bodies winning competitions 19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing? none horse jockey professor musician 20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022? Editor of Poetry Magazine U.S. Poet Laureate Inauguration Poet Librarian of Congress 21 What award did this poem win? The National Book Critics Circle Award The Pro Forma Prize The T.S. Eliot Prize The Pushcart Prize 22 To what state did Ada Limón move while writing this book? New York California Kentucky Montana 23 What form is this poem in? unrhymed couplets free verse iambic pentameter sonnet 24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón? her poems are never about her life she grew up in California she has hosted a poetry podcast she writes often about the natural world 25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem? How to Win Like a Girl How to Triumph As a Girl How to Win Like a Woman How to Triumph Like a Girl