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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the man's hat in Speaking Personally?
(a) Quaint.
(b) Silly.
(c) Fabulous.
(d) Ridiculous.

2. What is one substitution made in the book from the original?
(a) Dream.
(b) Haiku.
(c) Gustatory.
(d) West Indian.

3. Who wrote "Notes for the 1981 American Paperback Edition"?
(a) Raymond Queneau.
(b) Barbara Wright.
(c) Raymond Carver.
(d) A. S. Byatt.

4. Where is the narrator going when he sees the man again in Alexandrines?
(a) The Latin Quarter.
(b) Cour de Rome.
(c) To London.
(d) Home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?

2. What is one characteristic of Philosophic?

3. What is the narrator not displeased with in The Subjective Side?

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

5. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?

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