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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. Who is the narrator of Exclamations?
(a) The second man.
(b) The first man.
(c) An excited observer.
(d) An apathetic observer.

2. What word is frequently seen in Speaking Personally?
(a) Opinion.
(b) Personally.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Honestly.

3. What is unusual about Litotes?
(a) It tries to be overly-dramatic.
(b) It is very short.
(c) The narrator is named.
(d) The young man is named.

4. What attracted the young man in Metaphorically?
(a) A void.
(b) The park.
(c) A young woman.
(d) The smell of croissants.

5. Where should the man add a button, according to Exclamations?
(a) His lapel.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His hat.
(d) His coat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What element of the basic story is NOT mentioned in Ignorance?

2. What is one substitution made in the book from the original?

3. How are the asides denoted in Asides?

4. What is the point of view of Present?

5. From what nation does the accent in Cockney come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare and contrast "Apheresis" and "Apocope."

2. How are the variations "Comedy" and "Asides" alike?

3. Why are the majority of sentences in the variation "Logical Analysis" fragments?

4. Explain passive voice as used in the variation "Passive."

5. Why does the author use a different typeface in "Official Letter?"

6. Explain the basic story in Exercises in Style.

7. Why is the first variation in Section 3 called "Surprises?"

8. Explain the style used in the variation "Prognostication."

9. What do you learn about the narrator of "Ignorance" from reading the variation?

10. What is a metaphor, and how does it apply to the variation titled "Metaphorically?"

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