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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. According to Hugo, Roethke has _____ values.
(a) Hedonisitic.
(b) Christian.
(c) Bourgeois.
(d) Non-existent.

2. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.
(a) Valid.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Right or sane.
(d) Judged by his peers.

3. According to Hugo, poets can go into the world of the imagination, and not feel so threatened that they _____.
(a) Use profanity.
(b) Become impotent.
(c) Become arrogant.
(d) Burn their rough drafts.

4. Where do the grocer's children live in one assumption?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Toledo.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

5. How does Hugo describe Roethke's clothes?
(a) As rotted and rags.
(b) As crisp and clean.
(c) As Gothic.
(d) As feminine and colorful.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hugo, the imagination is a _____.

2. What kind of voice does Hugo say that Roethke used in class?

3. Hugo teaches that one way of getting into the world of the imagination is to focus on the play rather than the _____ of words.

4. What poem does Hugo describe as being "not good Hopkins"?

5. The two prostitutes in an assumption are nice to everyone but _____.

(see the answer key)

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