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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 teaches that words love the _____ of people's minds.
(a) Sticky problems.
(b) Corny inhabitants.
(c) Malleability.
(d) Ridiculous areas.

2. What response from Roethke to a student's poem does Hugo find withering?
(a) "That is garbage."
(b) "Go home."
(c) "Gee."
(d) "Good effort."

3. When writing a poem, what does Hugo suggest leaves a person more options?
(a) Guessing.
(b) Comparisons.
(c) Verification.
(d) Truth.

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

5. 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) Marvel.
(c) Auden.
(d) Kittridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. One assumption has the _____ being run by a kind man who lets kids in for free when nobody is looking.

2. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.

3. At what age does Hugo start teaching?

4. Who says that poets don't take things as seriously as other people?

5. Which poet does Hugo believes appears to be usual when he is, in fact, a near-perfect example of the unusual in that he is one of the best poets out there?

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