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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. Who do the G.I.'s stomp and whistle for when she comes onscreen in the movie that Hugo says is worse than bombardier?
2. If creative writing teachers are doing their jobs, Hugo says they are learning from their_____.
3. Which famous poet does Hugo say escapes from personality during the writing of a poem?
4. Whose coarse teasing and ridicule does Hugo say the poet must endure to be his beautiful self?
5. What emotion does Hugo say is impossible for the poet because he has written every poem he loves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hugo see as the inherent flaw in the hiring of some writing teachers?
2. Why does Hugo sometimes feel that he is perverse?
3. Why does Hugo recommend that the poet carry with him at all times and why?
4. What is the conclusion Hugo makes regarding the Ph.D. system in literature?
5. Why is acclaim considered by Hugo to be dangerous to the poet?
6. How does Hugo feel about the British colonel and why?
7. According to Hugo, why are the poet's feelings about himself influential to his writing?
8. How does Hugo describe teaching the student in a class who is not necessarily good at writing?
9. Why does Hugo say to take emotional possession of a few words?
10. Why does Hugo say not to write with a pen?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are Hugo's views on whether or not good writing can actually be taught? What is the role of a good teacher?
Essay Topic 2
What is Hugo's experience in the grassy field near Spinazzola? How does a psychoanalyst categorize his experience years later? What is the poem that he writes about Spinazzola about?
Essay Topic 3
What are Hugo's thoughts on having a stance in writing a poem? What examples does he give regarding stance and how does the presence or absence of a stance determine the poem's effectiveness?
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