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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the creative writing teacher credited for teaching Eliot, Williams, Hemingway, and Yeats?
(a) Roehtke.
(b) Pound.
(c) Thompson.
(d) Valery.

3. In the world of imagination, Hugo believes that all things _____.
(a) Transcend.
(b) Are dull.
(c) Are equal.
(d) Belong.

4. In which town does Hugo experience what his psychoanalyst calls a moment of surrender?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Spinazzola.
(d) Lyon.

5. Which profession does Hugo believe should be able to retire in twenty years with a full pension like policemen, firemen, and service personnel?
(a) Fiction writers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Poets.
(d) Bankers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo hopes that the student reading his book learns to write like _____.

2. Which famous poet does Hugo say embodies a self superior to the self during the writing of a poem?

3. At what age does Hugo start teaching?

4. What is the poetry term for a rhythmic or syntactic pause at the end of a line of poetry?

5. When Hugo would hitchhike to Foggia, where does he sit alone drinking coffee, eating cookies, and listening to records?

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