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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. Which famous poet does Hugo say embodies a self superior to the self during the writing of a poem?
(a) Roethke.
(b) Valery.
(c) Ginsberg.
(d) Hardy.

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

3. Hugo advises that at all times, the student must keep his _____ on.
(a) Game face.
(b) Crap detector.
(c) Ability to copy.
(d) Convention bucking device.

4. On which day of the week does the wind stop blowing in one assumption?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

5. People who hated the town left long ago and are wealthy in ____ in one assumption.
(a) South Africa.
(b) Thailand.
(c) England.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says that poets don't take things as seriously as other people?

3. To whom at Boeing does The Admiral address two letters concerning his eviction?

4. What is the name of the bush that grows wild in the Pacific Northwest that Hugo uses as a local noun?

5. What is the maximum sentence length Hugo advises having in a poem?

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