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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the novelist in Blurb?
(a) Barbara Wright.
(b) Raymond Queneau.
(c) The Novelist.
(d) Novelist X.

3. What replaced the ribbon on the hat in Dream?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A bit of crafter's twine.
(c) Some cotton from an apron string.
(d) A piece of plaited string.

4. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?
(a) There is not an exact number.
(b) 400.
(c) 10.
(d) 3,000.

5. What is unusual about Precision?
(a) The details are very vague.
(b) The details are very exact.
(c) There are no details given.
(d) The description of the man's hat is a paragraph long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Preface based on?

2. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?

3. According to the Preface, what does the Paris metro smell like?

4. What is the first variation given in Exercises in Style?

5. What is different about the appearance of Official Letter?

(see the answer key)

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