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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what time of day does the story take place, according to Double Entry?
(a) Before the sun set.
(b) Rush hour.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) Sometime after ten.

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

4. What is unusual about The Rainbow?
(a) The narrator focuses on a rainbow outside rather than the events on the bus.
(b) It is raining.
(c) No colors are used in the piece.
(d) Objects and people are given colors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the hat described in Retrograde?

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

3. What makes Synchysis more difficult to read?

4. What publication is the translation based on?

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

(see the answer key)

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