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