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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the man's head described in Auditory?
(a) A melon.
(b) A balloon, disguised with feathery hair.
(c) A coconut.
(d) A bongo.

2. Who is the narrator of Exclamations?
(a) The second man.
(b) The first man.
(c) An apathetic observer.
(d) An excited observer.

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

4. How much time passed in Litotes until the narrator saw the man again?
(a) An afternoon.
(b) Two hours.
(c) A day.
(d) No time is given.

5. What complaint does the man have in Polyptotes?
(a) His neck is being twisted.
(b) His shoulder is being wrenched.
(c) His toes are being treaded on.
(d) His ribs are being jabbed into.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator of Awkward, what is the most difficult part of writing the story?

2. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?

3. Why are the Permutations exercises virtually incomprehensible?

4. What language is used in Dog Latin?

5. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza of Sonnet?

(see the answer key)

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