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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?
(a) Trying to read his map.
(b) Trying to find a seat on the bus.
(c) Trying to sew a button on his lapel.
(d) Trying to pick a quarrel.

2. What were on the bus in Hesitation?
(a) People.
(b) Clothing-wearers.
(c) Busy-bodies.
(d) Skeletons.

3. Who was the man with when the narrator of You Know sees him later?
(a) A pal.
(b) The bus driver.
(c) His wife.
(d) The other man.

4. From where are letters and syllables missing in Syncope?
(a) The end of words.
(b) The beginning of words.
(c) The beginning of sentences.
(d) The middle of words.

5. Why are the Permutations exercises virtually incomprehensible?
(a) The words are chosen at random.
(b) The words are out of order in the sentences.
(c) The words are written in French.
(d) They break down the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the argument end in Hesitation?

2. What makes Synchysis more difficult to read?

3. What is the prominent feature in Surprises?

4. How does the narrator describe the man's hat in Speaking Personally?

5. What is the age of the narrator in Reactionary?

(see the answer key)

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