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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passed in Litotes until the narrator saw the man again?
(a) Two hours.
(b) An afternoon.
(c) A day.
(d) No time is given.

2. How is the hat described in Retrograde?
(a) Unusual.
(b) Sharp.
(c) Felt.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. Who is the author of Exercises in Style?
(a) A. S. Byatt.
(b) Barbara Wright.
(c) Raymond Queneau.
(d) The author is unknown.

4. According to the Preface, what does the Paris metro smell like?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Lemons.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Petrol.

5. How does the Preface begin?
(a) "Ladies and Gentlemen."
(b) "Dear Readers."
(c) "This is not an easy book."
(d) "Let me begin plainly."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1946?

2. What publication is the translation based on?

3. What is the third reaction given when the author of the Preface explains what work is being done?

4. What was the man talking about with a friend later, according to Litotes?

5. What is unusual about Litotes?

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