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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Metaphorically, where did the narrator see the man again?
(a) On a concrete river some ways away.
(b) Between the glass-adorned mountains.
(c) In the slanting afternoon sun.
(d) In a bleak, urban desert.

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

3. How much time passed in Litotes until the narrator saw the man again?
(a) A day.
(b) No time is given.
(c) An afternoon.
(d) Two hours.

4. 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 button.
(d) A zipper.

5. How many exercises are included in a list of "possible exercises in style"?
(a) 124.
(b) 101.
(c) 30.
(d) 500.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator see the man again in Anagrams?

2. Where is the narrator going when he sees the man again in Alexandrines?

3. How is the hat described in Insistence?

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

5. What is unusual about Prognostication?

(see the answer key)

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