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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 unusual about the hat in the story?
(a) It has a ribbon.
(b) It is being worn during the day.
(c) It has a cord.
(d) It is felt.

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

3. According to Metaphorically, where did the narrator see the man again?
(a) On a concrete river some ways away.
(b) In a bleak, urban desert.
(c) Between the glass-adorned mountains.
(d) In the slanting afternoon sun.

4. According to the Preface, what is Raymond Queaneau a member of?
(a) The Academie Goncourt.
(b) The Romance Writers of America.
(c) The Knights of Columbus.
(d) Parliament.

5. What is one substitution made in the book from the original?
(a) Haiku.
(b) Gustatory.
(c) West Indian.
(d) Dream.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of Exercises in Style?

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

4. Who is the translator of Exercises in Style?

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

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