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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ci Vediamo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hugo say proposes that all literary teachers take creative writing?
(a) Ezra Pound.
(b) George Garrett.
(c) John Ericksson.
(d) W.B. Yeats.

2. Hugo believes that if if a good poem comes out as a result of the triggering town, the town will become the poet's _____.
(a) Nemesis.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Place to avoid.
(d) Hometown.

3. Hugo states that formal verse can help a young poet locate things to say, and can also _____ him to say things he wouldn't say.
(a) Encourage.
(b) Forbid.
(c) Discourage.
(d) Obligate.

4. One assumption has the _____ being run by a kind man who lets kids in for free when nobody is looking.
(a) Carnival.
(b) Movie house.
(c) Penny arcade.
(d) Swimming pool.

5. Where do the grocer's children live in one assumption?
(a) Heaven.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Toledo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Lou McGarrity play?

2. What is the minimum sentence length Hugob advises having in a poem?

3. What word does Hugo say should only be used as a transitive verb for at least fifteen years?

4. What color paper is, in Hugo's opinion, easy on the eyes?

5. Whose "albatross" does Hugo mention when speaking of the poetry student's ability to fly?

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