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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 narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?
(a) Trying to sew a button on his lapel.
(b) Trying to find a seat on the bus.
(c) Trying to pick a quarrel.
(d) Trying to read his map.

2. Who wrote "Notes for the 1981 American Paperback Edition"?
(a) Raymond Carver.
(b) Raymond Queneau.
(c) Barbara Wright.
(d) A. S. Byatt.

3. What is the prominent feature in Surprises?
(a) Exclamation points.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Question marks.
(d) Dashes.

4. How is the man's overcoat described in The Rainbow?
(a) Red.
(b) Worn.
(c) Wool.
(d) Lacking a button.

5. What is the narrator not displeased with in The Subjective Side?
(a) His attire that day.
(b) The state of affairs in his hometown.
(c) His wife.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator of Word Game describe the man as ridiculous?

2. On what bus does the story take place?

3. How is the man's neck described in Prognostication?

4. What is the young man drinking in Metaphorically?

5. Who is the author of Exercises in Style?

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