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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Triggering Town.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In the world of imagination, Hugo believes that all things _____.
(a) Are dull.
(b) Are equal.
(c) Belong.
(d) Transcend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo tells the poet not to worry about _____ when writing.

2. Hugo advises that at all times, the student must keep his _____ on.

3. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?

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

5. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?

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