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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. Hugo sits home on Saturday nights _____ in one assumption.
(a) Drawing comic book characters.
(b) Eating fast food.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Listening to the radio.

2. Hugo teaches that what type of words soften the impact of language?
(a) Multisyllabic.
(b) Foreign words.
(c) Monosyllabic.
(d) Words that start with vowels.

3. Hugo uses single-syllabic words to show _____.
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Fluidity.
(c) Clandestine behavior.
(d) Tenderness.

4. Hugo says that Roethke only wanted _____ in his class because you can teach them.
(a) Brave young men.
(b) Innocent young chicks.
(c) Senior citizens.
(d) Graduate students.

5. Which person observes some mold and later cures gonorrhea?
(a) John George Alexander.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Alexander Graham Bell.
(d) Sir Alexander Fleming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo states that the earth takes its configurations from the _____.

2. 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?

3. In one assumption, Hugo is an _____ who returns to the town.

4. Which Shakespeare play has Regan and Cornwall blinding Gloucester?

5. The surrounding country in one assumption is _____.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hugo say that Roethke thinks that young chicks are the best students?

4. What does Hugo say is Roethke's strength as a teacher?

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

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

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

8. How does Hugo describe the role of the imagination in poetry?

9. Describe the two outcomes of the annual picnic in the triggering town.

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

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