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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nuts and Bolts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bush that grows wild in the Pacific Northwest that Hugo uses as a local noun?
(a) Royal purple.
(b) Butterfly.
(c) Salmonberry.
(d) Salal.

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

4. Which punctuation mark is strictly banned by Hugo?
(a) Semicolons.
(b) Exclamation points.
(c) Quotation marks.
(d) Colons.

5. What is the term Hugo uses for adding unnecessary words to a form?
(a) Padding.
(b) Clarifying.
(c) Complicating.
(d) Overfilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?

2. What poem does Hugo describe as being "not good Hopkins"?

3. What does Hugo say endures most in a poet's work?

4. Which artist does Hugo think is interpreted as a weirdo when one first sees his paintings?

5. According to Hugo, the imagination is a _____.

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