1 What speed are the horses described as running? 40 miles per hour 10 miles per hour 40 miles in a mere day a mile a minute 2 Which of the following terms is NEVER used to describe the horses in the poem? mares lady horses female horses girls 3 What do the horses do, after winning? neigh dance swagger prance 4 Running seems almost as fun as what? eating oats taking a nap getting brushed jumping 5 What command does the speaker give the horses? Giddy up! Ears up! Listen girls! Whoa there! 6 What's the real reason the speaker likes the horses? they're beautiful they are her husband's horses they always win they're ladies 7 "As if this big _______ animal is also a part of me" incredible strange dangerous indomitable 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? 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? cocky downcast inspiring conspiratorial 11 What does the speaker invite the reader to imagine doing? racing with her lifting her shirt 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? wild genius dangerous magical 13 In line 16, two words follow "the huge beating ______ _______" - what is the second of these words? body divine machine device 14 The heart knows it is "going to ________" beat the competition win the race take the prize come in first 15 In line 13, the heart is described as "giant with _____, heavy with _____" power / blood force / danger blood / power ability / meat 16 How many stanzas is this poem? none one eighteen four 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? machine bodies winning competitions horses and animals hearts 19 What is Ada Limón's day job, aside from writing? horse jockey none musician professor 20 What role did Ada Limón assume in 2022? Editor of Poetry Magazine U.S. Poet Laureate Librarian of Congress Inauguration Poet 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 Montana Kentucky 23 What form is this poem in? iambic pentameter unrhymed couplets sonnet free verse 24 Which of the following is NOT true about Ada Limón? she has hosted a poetry podcast she grew up in California she writes often about the natural world her poems are never about her life 25 Quick! Without looking, what is the title of this poem? How to Triumph Like a Girl How to Win Like a Woman How to Triumph As a Girl How to Win Like a Girl