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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hugo say seldom happens to writers who don't work at it?
(a) Getting published.
(b) Proper recognition.
(c) Lucky accidents.
(d) Comraderie.

2. Which artist does Hugo think is interpreted as a weirdo when one first sees his paintings?
(a) Vincent Van Gogh.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Claude Monet.
(d) Hieronymus Bosch.

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

4. In the Hugo's opinion, a poet must have a streak of _____.
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Genius.
(d) Luck.

5. Who says "...the more I practice, the luckier I get."?
(a) Jack Nicklaus.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Johnny Carson.
(d) Lou McGarrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo maintains that once the poet has a certain amount of _____, one can forget it in the act of writing.

2. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.

3. If a person can't think small when writing a poem, Hugo suggests that he try _____.

4. All the poets that Hugo knows have an unusually strong _____.

5. Hugo states that all art that has endured has an element of _____.

(see the answer key)

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