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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What similarity does The Subjective Side share with Retrograde?
(a) Both are told in reverse.
(b) Both include many quotations.
(c) Both give the name of the young man.
(d) The two versions share a narrator.

2. How is the young man described in Litotes?
(a) Long-necked.
(b) Ruggedly handsome.
(c) Plain.
(d) Not very intelligent.

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

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

5. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1946?
(a) 3.
(b) 99.
(c) 12.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What publication is the translation based on?

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

3. What needs to be repaired on the man's coat?

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

5. According to the Preface, what does the Paris metro smell like?

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