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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Defense of Creative-Writing Classes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo guesses that ____ of his ex-students are now publishing.
(a) Forty.
(b) All.
(c) Ten.
(d) Over a hundred.

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

3. According to Hugo, the imagination is a _____.
(a) Relative.
(b) Cynic.
(c) Friend.
(d) Dictator.

4. According to Hugo, Valery says that when words are used to convey information, they _____.
(a) Become true.
(b) Reanimate.
(c) Correlate.
(d) Dissolve.

5. In one assumption, Hugo is an _____ who returns to the town.
(a) Outcast.
(b) Old farmhand.
(c) Action star.
(d) Army deserter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?

2. What is the minimum sentence length Hugob advises having in a poem?

3. Hugo sits home on Saturday nights _____ in one assumption.

4. Hugo teaches that what type of words soften the impact of language?

5. Hugo says that once a language exists only to convey information, it is _____.

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