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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hugo states that when he was in graduate school, a published scholar who wrote clearly was referred to as a _____.
(a) Philistine.
(b) Communist.
(c) Fascist.
(d) Popularizer.

2. Hugo feels that there is a tendency for literary professors to establish and maintain _____ over their students.
(a) Economic advantages.
(b) Strict control.
(c) Absolutely no control.
(d) Emotional advantages.

3. Hugo prefers the _____ tone he employs to a lot of qualifiers when giving poets rules to write by.
(a) Axiomatic.
(b) Pedagogic.
(c) Dogmatic.
(d) Contemplative.

4. What color paper is, in Hugo's opinion, easy on the eyes?
(a) Pink.
(b) Green.
(c) Beige.
(d) Yellow.

5. Hugo's fear when he is bombing makes it hard concentration difficult and he didn't trust _____.
(a) The strategy.
(b) His captain.
(c) His eyesight.
(d) The equipment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What contest do the former students of Hugo, Mike Ryan and Maura Stanton, win?

2. How many pencils does Hugo recommend sharpening to have on hand to write with?

3. Which famous poet does Hugo say escapes from personality during the writing of a poem?

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

5. After Hugo reclaims his past in the war, he and his wife become tourists and visit _____ in Lecce.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?

2. What is the atmosphere between the literature and creative writing departments at Montana as described by Hugo?

3. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?

4. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?

5. How do the children in Barletta react to Hugo and Mills?

6. Who is Bob Mills and what task is he assigned to perform?

7. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?

8. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?

9. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?

10. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?

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