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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 hopes that the student reading his book learns to write like _____.
(a) Himself.
(b) Yeats.
(c) The author.
(d) Auden.

2. Hugo suggests that if one wants to change what is on the page, try using the same words and play with the _____.
(a) Syntax.
(b) Capitalization.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Punctuation.

3. What is the minimum sentence length Hugob advises having in a poem?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

4. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?
(a) Oil rig worker.
(b) Symphony conductor.
(c) Train conductor.
(d) Jazz musician.

5. Where does Hugo work with Buzz Green?
(a) The Boeing Company.
(b) Lockheed Martin.
(c) The postal service.
(d) State Farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Reothke's teaching does Hugo find to be evidence of his cruelty?

2. When writing a poem, what does Hugo suggest leaves a person more options?

3. What do the people in one assumption do to ward off boredom?

4. Hugo says that Roethke only wanted _____ in his class because you can teach them.

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

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