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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where are letters and syllables missing in Syncope?
(a) The end of words.
(b) The beginning of words.
(c) The beginning of sentences.
(d) The middle of words.

2. What sound is interjected throughout Parechesis?
(a) Bah.
(b) Beh.
(c) Buh.
(d) Boh.

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

4. What is one characteristic of Philosophic?
(a) All the characters are named.
(b) The events take place on a boat.
(c) Simple sentence structure.
(d) Complicated sentence structure.

5. According to the narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?
(a) Trying to sew a button on his lapel.
(b) Trying to pick a quarrel.
(c) Trying to read his map.
(d) Trying to find a seat on the bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of writing of Spectral?

2. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?

3. What word is frequently seen in Speaking Personally?

4. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?

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

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