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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stray Thoughts on Roethke and Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.
(a) Stock.
(b) Emotional possession.
(c) Care.
(d) Total control.

2. Hugo teaches that words love the _____ of people's minds.
(a) Ridiculous areas.
(b) Corny inhabitants.
(c) Sticky problems.
(d) Malleability.

3. When writing a poem, what does Hugo suggest leaves a person more options?
(a) Truth.
(b) Comparisons.
(c) Guessing.
(d) Verification.

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

5. What is the divorce rate in the town in one assumption?
(a) 100%.
(b) Zero.
(c) 40%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. The purpose of the triggering town is to serve as a _____ for the poem.

2. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?

3. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?

4. Hugo believes that after a long time and a lot of writing, a poet can go back to places of _____.

5. At what age does Hugo start teaching?

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