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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 states that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from _____.
(a) Plagiarism.
(b) Convention.
(c) Writer's block.
(d) The initiating subject.

2. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.
(a) Grub worms.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Fried potatoes.

3. What is it called when a poet restates the same idea in a different way?
(a) Being sarcastic.
(b) Being clever.
(c) Being clear.
(d) Being redundant.

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

5. What kind of voice does Hugo say that Roethke used in class?
(a) A humphrey Bogart voice.
(b) A W.C. Fields-as-gangster voice.
(c) A high tenor voice.
(d) An intellectually seductive voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the case of the snake poem, Hugo thinks that the author got off the initiating subject _____.

2. Who does Hugo put in the silo in one of his poems?

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

4. Where do people sit a lot in one assumption?

5. Roethke is fond of quoting whose idea of "systematic derangement of the senses"?

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