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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Assumptions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The two prostitutes in an assumption are nice to everyone but _____.
(a) Their mothers.
(b) The author.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Each other.

2. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?
(a) Because one has intense attachment to it.
(b) Because it is free of personal association.
(c) Because it works for him.
(d) Because it opens up psychic channels.

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

4. Hugo maintains that once the poet has a certain amount of _____, one can forget it in the act of writing.
(a) Accumulated technique.
(b) Formal training.
(c) Experience.
(d) Raw talent.

5. People who hated the town left long ago and are wealthy in ____ in one assumption.
(a) Thailand.
(b) South Africa.
(c) England.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.

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

5. Hugo advises that the hard work put in on the first poem is responsible for the _____ of the second.

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