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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1946?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 99.
(d) 50.

2. What publication is the translation based on?
(a) The original 1947 French.
(b) The original 1946 British.
(c) The original 1947 English.
(d) The original 1952 Greek.

3. Who wrote "Notes for the 1981 American Paperback Edition"?
(a) Raymond Queneau.
(b) A. S. Byatt.
(c) Raymond Carver.
(d) Barbara Wright.

4. What was the man talking about with a friend later, according to Litotes?
(a) A felt hat.
(b) A button.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) Clothes.

5. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) The Cour de Rome.
(c) An S bus.
(d) A train station.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?

3. According to the Preface, what is Raymond Queaneau a member of?

4. How does the Preface begin?

5. What is one set of exercises mentioned in the possible exercises in style list?

(see the answer key)

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