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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What variation is Consequences replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) West Indian.
(b) Por devant par derriere.
(c) Anglicismes.
(d) Poor lay Zanglay.

2. Why is the narrator of Feminine irritated at the other passengers?
(a) None of them offer a seat to the narrator.
(b) None of them say hello to the narrator.
(c) They all expect the narrator to give them a seat.
(d) They are all talking loudly.

3. What was happening to the passengers in Passive?
(a) They were being jostled along.
(b) They were being squashed together.
(c) They were being watched by the sun.
(d) They were being rushed through the streets.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the hat described in Retrograde?

3. What word is frequently seen in Speaking Personally?

4. How much time passed in Litotes until the narrator saw the man again?

5. What makes Ode unique compared to all other variations in Exercises in Style?

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