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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stray Thoughts on Roethke and Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Roethke is fond of quoting whose idea of "systematic derangement of the senses"?
(a) Rimbaud's.
(b) Williams'.
(c) Sartre's.
(d) Mallarme's.

2. What aspect of Reothke's teaching does Hugo find to be evidence of his cruelty?
(a) His critiques.
(b) His slothful explanations.
(c) His finals.
(d) His tardiness.

3. What animal roams the streets in one assumption?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Mountain lions.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Horses.

4. The hermit in one of Hugo's assumptions eats mostly _____.
(a) Fried potatoes.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Grub worms.

5. Hugo teaches that words love the _____ of people's minds.
(a) Corny inhabitants.
(b) Sticky problems.
(c) Malleability.
(d) Ridiculous areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the risk of violating the facts, Hugo believes that the subject of a poem should serve _____.

2. The town doctor in one of the assumptions is _____.

3. All the poets that Hugo knows have an unusually strong _____.

4. The purpose of the triggering town is to serve as a _____ for the poem.

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

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