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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?
(a) 84.
(b) 19.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

2. What element of the basic story is NOT mentioned in Ignorance?
(a) The S bus.
(b) The first man.
(c) The hat.
(d) The button.

3. What word is misspelled and corrected in Official Letter?
(a) Addendum.
(b) Animation.
(c) Exaggerated.
(d) Provoke.

4. What was the man doing two hours later in Narrative?
(a) Following the second man.
(b) Looking for a tailor shop.
(c) Having a conversation.
(d) Waiting for another bus.

5. What is the Preface based on?
(a) A letter by Barbara Wright.
(b) A letter by Raymond Queneau.
(c) A talk given in 1958.
(d) The basic story of Exercises in Style.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the hat described in Insistence?

2. What was happening to the passengers in Passive?

3. What is the overall impression of the novel, according to Blurb?

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

5. What takes the place for Italianismes in the book?

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