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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stray Thoughts on Roethke and Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The two prostitutes in an assumption are nice to everyone but _____.
(a) The author.
(b) Their mothers.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Each other.

2. Which person observes some mold and later cures gonorrhea?
(a) Sir Alexander Fleming.
(b) Alexander Graham Bell.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) John George Alexander.

3. The grain elevator in one assumption is _____.
(a) Silver.
(b) Rusted through.
(c) Lopsided.
(d) Completely full.

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

5. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.
(a) Stock.
(b) Emotional possession.
(c) Total control.
(d) Care.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which day of the week does the wind stop blowing in one assumption?

2. Where do the grocer's children live in one assumption?

3. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?

4. What aspect of Reothke's teaching does Hugo find to be evidence of his cruelty?

5. Hugo states that all art that has endured has an element of _____.

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