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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hugo say seldom happens to writers who don't work at it?

2. Hugo believes that a poet must take _____of a triggering town.

3. Which artist does Hugo think is interpreted as a weirdo when one first sees his paintings?

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

5. Who says "...the more I practice, the luckier I get."?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people suspicious of Hugo in the assumption about couples?

2. What is the nature of the initiating subject?

3. In Hugo's opinion, why do most students respect Roethke as a teacher?

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

5. Is anybody insane in the triggering town?

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

7. Describe the schoolhouse in the triggering town and who teaches there.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Hugo, what is the relationship between a public poet and his tendency towards didacticism? Use Auden as an example.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Hugo say that Roethke is a dangerous teacher? How has his teaching influenced the author? How has his teaching influenced David Wagoner?

Essay Topic 3

Describe "The Pumphouse Trio". How are they found? What do they look like? Why are they significant to Hugo?

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