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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?
(a) Immediately following.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two hours.
(d) That afternoon.

2. What needs to be repaired on the man's coat?
(a) A rip in the left pocket.
(b) A hole at the shoulder.
(c) A zipper.
(d) A button.

3. What were on the bus in Hesitation?
(a) Skeletons.
(b) People.
(c) Clothing-wearers.
(d) Busy-bodies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what time of day does the story take place, according to Double Entry?

3. Why did the author stop writing variations by 1946?

4. What similarity does The Subjective Side share with Retrograde?

5. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?

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