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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nuts and Bolts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Hugo states that young poets find it difficult to free themselves from _____.
(a) The initiating subject.
(b) Convention.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Writer's block.

3. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?
(a) Hate.
(b) Need.
(c) Love.
(d) Envy.

4. What does Hugo say seldom happens to writers who don't work at it?
(a) Proper recognition.
(b) Comraderie.
(c) Lucky accidents.
(d) Getting published.

5. Hugo advises that at all times, the student must keep his _____ on.
(a) Game face.
(b) Convention bucking device.
(c) Ability to copy.
(d) Crap detector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hugo says that if one is a private poet, then one's vocabulary is limited to one's _____.

2. Hugo prefers the _____ tone he employs to a lot of qualifiers when giving poets rules to write by.

3. In the Hugo's opinion, a poet must have a streak of _____.

4. The grain elevator in one assumption is _____.

5. 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?

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