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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first variation given in Exercises in Style?
(a) Notation.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Alexandrines.
(d) Tactile.

2. At what time of day does the story take place, according to Double Entry?
(a) Sometime after ten.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Before the sun set.
(d) Rush hour.

3. From what nation does the accent in Cockney come?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

4. Why does the narrator of Word Game describe the man as ridiculous?
(a) He is carrying a pigeon.
(b) He is dressed for the opera.
(c) He is not wearing galoshes.
(d) He is not carrying a bayonet.

5. How is the bus described in Tactile?
(a) Soft.
(b) Low and rumbling, like approaching thunder.
(c) Metallic-tasting, like a fork.
(d) Steely gray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who or what sat down in Animism?

3. What should a newcomer not be confused with in Distinguo?

4. What does the literary term "apostrophe" mean? (Not the punctuation mark.)

5. How is the hat described in Retrograde?

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