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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the case of the snake poem, Hugo thinks that the author got off the initiating subject _____.
(a) Too early.
(b) Immediately.
(c) Late.
(d) In an abrupt manner.

2. Yeats, Hopkins, Auden, Thomas, Kunitz, and Bogan are described by Hugo as having _____ as determined by Roethke when he read their work aloud.
(a) Uncommon grace.
(b) Distinct use of slang.
(c) Good ears.
(d) An artist's ability to paint with words.

3. Hugo thinks that Roethke is too _____ for his own good.
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Competitive.
(c) Detailed.
(d) Slothful.

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

5. Hugo offers one way of getting off the triggering subject by suggesting that one use words for the sake of their _____.
(a) Orientations.
(b) Sounds.
(c) Origins.
(d) Meanings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hugo work with Buzz Green?

2. What does Hugo say endures most in a poet's work?

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

4. At what age does Hugo start teaching?

5. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Hugo when he lives in New York in one assumption?

2. Why does Hugo say to "think small" when writing a poem?

3. What is Hugo's impression of Roethke's demeanor?

4. Describe the function of assumptions in the triggering town.

5. According to Hugo, what can happen to facts when writing a poem?

6. Why does Hugo suggest that the triggering town be unfamiliar?

7. What are the two attitudes Hugo says a writer carries to the page?

8. Is anybody insane in the triggering town?

9. How does Hugo describe looking at the world of the imagination?

10. How does Roethke read a poem, and what does Hugo say is the effect it has on students?

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