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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the British colonel remind Hugo of?
(a) Herbert Marshall.
(b) W.C. Fields.
(c) Humphrey Bogart.
(d) John Wayne.

2. Hugo suggests that if one wants to change what is on the page, try using the same words and play with the _____.
(a) Capitalization.
(b) Spelling.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Syntax.

3. What does Hugo say that Auden believes is the nemesis of American writers?
(a) Fear of failure.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Distraction.

4. Which famous poet does Hugo name as having the notion of the mask during the writing of a poem?
(a) Plath.
(b) Cummings.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Yeats.

5. What is the name of the supply officer that doesn't supply Hugo's squadron with enough blankets?
(a) Captain Sommers.
(b) Captain Garrity.
(c) Captain Simmons.
(d) Captain Shanks.

6. What is the term Hugo uses for an imperfect or partial rhyme?
(a) Half rhyme.
(b) Oblique rhyme.
(c) Off rhyme.
(d) Slant rhyme.

7. Hugo feels that the English language is deficient in _____.
(a) Good full rhymes.
(b) Effective homophones.
(c) Honest adjectives.
(d) Synonyms.

8. Where have three prostitutes set up shop a quarter of a mile from Hugo's squadron?
(a) An abandoned rail car.
(b) An ammunition shed.
(c) A pumphouse.
(d) A hangar.

9. What other types of writing does Hugo say are already in English departments, making them the logical place to teach creative writing?
(a) Comedic and journalistic.
(b) Conceptual and fictional.
(c) Critical and expository.
(d) Technical and dramatic.

10. What color paper is, in Hugo's opinion, easy on the eyes?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Beige.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

11. Who does Hugo say proposes that all literary teachers take creative writing?
(a) John Ericksson.
(b) W.B. Yeats.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) George Garrett.

12. Which famous poet does Hugo say becomes someone else during the writing of a poem?
(a) Lowell.
(b) Auden.
(c) Wilde.
(d) Neruda.

13. When Hugo would hitchhike to Foggia, where does he sit alone drinking coffee, eating cookies, and listening to records?
(a) The Red Cross.
(b) The USO club.
(c) The officer's club.
(d) The army base.

14. What is the maximum sentence length Hugo advises having in a poem?
(a) Seven words.
(b) Fifty words.
(c) Seventeen words.
(d) Ten words.

15. To what do academic professors attribute the sudden popularity of creative writing classes, according to Hugo?
(a) Narcissism.
(b) Prosperity.
(c) Television.
(d) Change in dietary habits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Captain Joel O. Moe from?

2. Who tells Hugo that the imagination has an impulse to create unknowns out of knowns?

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

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

5. What does Hugo say is the most important feeling a poet has?

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