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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. Which profession does Hugo believe should be able to retire in twenty years with a full pension like policemen, firemen, and service personnel?
(a) Fiction writers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Bankers.
(d) Poets.

2. In what year does Hugo go back to visit his World War II stomping grounds in Europe?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1963.

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

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

5. According to Hugo, _____ keeps alive a self deserving of rejection.
(a) Self-loathing.
(b) Self-pity.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Sadism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo states that a Snopes poet obviously finds conservatism _____.

2. What is the poetry term for a rhythmic or syntactic pause at the end of a line of poetry?

3. What is the term Hugo uses for adding unnecessary words to a form?

4. Who do the G.I.'s stomp and whistle for when she comes onscreen in the movie that Hugo says is worse than bombardier?

5. Hugo has heard academics refer to popular teachers as _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the atmosphere between the literature and creative writing departments at Montana as described by Hugo?

2. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?

3. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?

4. Describe Hugo's analogy of the mask and how it changes as the poet progresses.

5. How does Auden express his disdain for competitiveness among writers?

6. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?

7. What does Hugo say a poet should do when a poem is finished?

8. Why does Hugo say that Cerignola has a bad reputation in Italy?

9. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?

10. Why is blank white paper not recommended for writing poetry by Hugo?

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