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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. At the risk of violating the facts, Hugo believes that the subject of a poem should serve _____.
(a) God's will.
(b) The words.
(c) The greater good.
(d) As a reminder.

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

3. In the poem by Ghiselin, the snake's dwelling is that of a _____.
(a) Horny toad.
(b) Another snake.
(c) Prairie dog.
(d) Gopher.

4. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.
(a) Emotional possession.
(b) Care.
(c) Total control.
(d) Stock.

5. How many people are in jail in one assumption?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Sixty people over sixty.
(d) Half the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hugo, the imagination is a _____.

2. What is Buzz Green's previous profession?

3. Which poet does Hugo believes appears to be usual when he is, in fact, a near-perfect example of the unusual in that he is one of the best poets out there?

4. Hugo thinks it is easier to write when you can ignore relative values and go with the _____ of words.

5. The surrounding country in one assumption is _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Buzz Green's description of Lou Garrity's trombone playing and how does it relate to Hugo's idea of writing poetry?

2. What does the hermit in one assumption do to fill his days?

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

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

5. According to Hugo, what happens to words in a news article?

6. In the poem "At Stillit's Mouth", what does Hugo say about his own sense of the dramatic?

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

8. How does Hugo describe Hieronymous Bosch's relationship with his paintings?

9. In what way does Hugo feel that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from the initiating subject of a poem?

10. How does Hugo think Roethke's teaching would affect modern students (at the time the book was written)?

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