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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. On which day of the week does the wind stop blowing in one assumption?

2. Hugo advises that at all times, the student must keep his _____ on.

3. Why does Hugo think his idea of the triggering town causes ideas for poems to come out more easily?

4. What is the divorce rate in the town in one assumption?

5. Hugo vaguely recalls a class in 1948 when Roehtke defended _____ as important to creativity.

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 are some of the ways Hugo suggests moving away from the initiating subject?

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

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

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

6. Is anybody insane in the triggering town?

7. Describe Hugo's advice on hard work when writing poetry.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hugo's view of a poet's fear of amoral and shallow writing. When does Hugo say that this kind of writing would occur? What does he say of the moral sense of all the poets he knows personally?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What does Hugo feel is the role of competition in being a poetry writer? Who does he know that is competitive about it? What is the effect Hugo sees as a result of being competitive?

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