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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.
(a) Discourage.
(b) Obligate.
(c) Encourage.
(d) Forbid.

3. Hugo says that Roethke only wanted _____ in his class because you can teach them.
(a) Senior citizens.
(b) Innocent young chicks.
(c) Graduate students.
(d) Brave young men.

4. How does Hugo describe Roethke's clothes?
(a) As rotted and rags.
(b) As Gothic.
(c) As feminine and colorful.
(d) As crisp and clean.

5. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?
(a) The Victorian era.
(b) The Classical era.
(c) The Post-modern era.
(d) The Neo-Classical era.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo states that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from _____.

2. Yeats, Hopkins, Auden, Thomas, Kunitz, and Bogan are described by Hugo as having _____ as determined by Roethke when he read their work aloud.

3. How much snow hits the town every year in one assumption?

4. What instrument does Lou McGarrity play?

5. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?

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