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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Poets Make a Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the G.I.'s stomp and whistle for when she comes onscreen in the movie that Hugo says is worse than bombardier?
(a) Jayne Mansfield.
(b) Martha O'Driscoll.
(c) Betty Hutton.
(d) Greta Garbo.

2. What aspect of Reothke's teaching does Hugo find to be evidence of his cruelty?
(a) His critiques.
(b) His finals.
(c) His slothful explanations.
(d) His tardiness.

3. Who does Hugo say proposes that all literary teachers take creative writing?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) John Ericksson.
(d) George Garrett.

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

5. Which famous poet does Hugo say embodies a self superior to the self during the writing of a poem?
(a) Roethke.
(b) Valery.
(c) Hardy.
(d) Ginsberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?

2. When Hugo would hitchhike to Foggia, where does he sit alone drinking coffee, eating cookies, and listening to records?

3. Hugo feels that there is a tendency for literary professors to establish and maintain _____ over their students.

4. What is the divorce rate in the town in one assumption?

5. If a person can't think small when writing a poem, Hugo suggests that he try _____.

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