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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the argument end in Hesitation?
(a) A commonplace way.
(b) In a draw.
(c) With a dramatic flourish.
(d) It didn't.

2. What does the narrator of Biased notice about the nearby passengers?
(a) They are all male.
(b) They are all reading newspapers.
(c) They are all carrying briefcases.
(d) They are all female.

3. According to the Preface, what is Raymond Queaneau a member of?
(a) The Knights of Columbus.
(b) The Academie Goncourt.
(c) Parliament.
(d) The Romance Writers of America.

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

5. What is personified in Noble?
(a) The hat.
(b) Courage.
(c) Discord.
(d) The man's toes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the hat described in Retrograde?

2. What is the young man wearing when he is seen again in Reported Speech?

3. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?

4. How is the young man described in Litotes?

5. How is the voice of the man described in Insistence?

(see the answer key)

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