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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last piece of information given in Retrograde?
(a) The name of the bus.
(b) The description of the young man.
(c) The argument between the two men.
(d) The time of day.

2. What is the third reaction given when the author of the Preface explains what work is being done?
(a) "Ah."
(b) "How long have you been working on that?"
(c) "Can I read it?"
(d) "Okay."

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

4. What takes the place for Italianismes in the book?
(a) Official Letter.
(b) Opera English.
(c) Casual.
(d) For Ze Frrensh.

5. Why did the author stop writing variations by 1946?
(a) He ran out of ideas for variations.
(b) He judged the number to be sufficient.
(c) He died.
(d) He sold the variations that were written to a publisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What variation is included in the Notes section "for free"?

2. Who did the young man speak to, according to Litotes?

3. What are the travelers called in Metaphorically?

4. What publication is the translation based on?

5. According to Metaphorically, where did the narrator see the man again?

(see the answer key)

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