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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which short story of Hemingway's has the protagonist, Krebs?
(a) "Summer People".
(b) "Soldier's Home".
(c) "The Last Good Country".
(d) An African Story".

2. A suggestion Hugo makes is to end more than half the lines and more than two-thirds of the sentences on _____.
(a) A dangling participle.
(b) A multisyllabic word.
(c) Words of one syllable.
(d) An exclamation.

3. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?
(a) Love.
(b) Envy.
(c) Need.
(d) Hate.

4. Hugo believes that any _____, no matter how melodramatic, is preferable to none.
(a) Lingusitic style.
(b) Triggering subject.
(c) Advantage.
(d) Stance.

5. What is the name of the only celebrity that comes to visit Hugo's squadron during the war?
(a) Jerry Lewis.
(b) Hope Daniels.
(c) Joe Lewis.
(d) Bob Hope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Hugo worked that he says had little hostility between creative writers and academics?

2. Hugo has heard academics refer to popular teachers as _____.

3. Which famous poet does Hugo say informs and fills another body during the writing of a poem?

4. Who is Hugo's creative writing teacher at West Seattle High School?

5. What is the poetry term for a rhythmic or syntactic pause at the end of a line of poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?

2. What is the atmosphere between the literature and creative writing departments at Montana as described by Hugo?

3. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?

4. Why does Hugo believe that Roethke seeks out wealthy companionship during his last years?

5. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?

6. What is the curse of creative writing courses as seen by Hugo at universities?

7. How is it that Hugo and his wife are able to go to Italy?

8. Why is blank white paper not recommended for writing poetry by Hugo?

9. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?

10. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?

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