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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Triggering Town.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which colleague of Hugo's points out that "if you are not risking sentimentality, you are not close to your inner self"?
(a) Kittridge.
(b) Auden.
(c) Marvel.
(d) Herrick.

2. In the poem by Ghiselin, the snake's dwelling is that of a _____.
(a) Gopher.
(b) Prairie dog.
(c) Horny toad.
(d) Another snake.

3. Hugo teaches that what type of words soften the impact of language?
(a) Monosyllabic.
(b) Words that start with vowels.
(c) Multisyllabic.
(d) Foreign words.

4. Hugo tells the poet not to worry about _____ when writing.
(a) Morality.
(b) Timing.
(c) Length.
(d) Word sounds.

5. Hugo uses single-syllabic words to show _____.
(a) Fluidity.
(b) Rigidity.
(c) Clandestine behavior.
(d) Tenderness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo advises that the hard work put in on the first poem is responsible for the _____ of the second.

2. In the world of imagination, Hugo believes that all things _____.

3. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?

4. Hugo offers one way of getting off the triggering subject by suggesting that one use words for the sake of their _____.

5. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.

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