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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through How Poets Make a Living.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What response from Roethke to a student's poem does Hugo find withering?
(a) "That is garbage."
(b) "Good effort."
(c) "Gee."
(d) "Go home."

2. What does Hugo say endures most in a poet's work?
(a) The poet's legacy.
(b) The poet's publishing rights.
(c) The poet's name.
(d) The poet's feelings about his work.

3. Where does The Admiral claim that he owns property?
(a) Monterey Bay.
(b) Monroe Valley.
(c) Marin County.
(d) Concord.

4. What is the name of the bush that grows wild in the Pacific Northwest that Hugo uses as a local noun?
(a) Royal purple.
(b) Salal.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Salmonberry.

5. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?
(a) Oil rig worker.
(b) Train conductor.
(c) Symphony conductor.
(d) Jazz musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo suggests the poet finish the poem first, then worry about being _____.

2. A suggestion Hugo makes is to end more than half the lines and more than two-thirds of the sentences on _____.

3. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.

4. What era does Hugo say embodies sentimentality?

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

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