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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were on the bus in Hesitation?
(a) Busy-bodies.
(b) Clothing-wearers.
(c) Skeletons.
(d) People.

2. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apheresis?
(a) The beginnings of words.
(b) The middle of words.
(c) The ends of words.
(d) The beginnings of sentences.

3. According to Metaphorically, where did the narrator see the man again?
(a) On a concrete river some ways away.
(b) In a bleak, urban desert.
(c) In the slanting afternoon sun.
(d) Between the glass-adorned mountains.

4. What is the young man drinking in Metaphorically?
(a) Espresso.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Hope.

5. What is one characteristic of Casual?
(a) Visual comedy.
(b) Long paragraphs.
(c) Frequent dialogue.
(d) Vivid descriptions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many exercises are included in a list of "possible exercises in style"?

2. What exercise does Cockney replace in Exercises in Style?

3. What is one substitution made in the book from the original?

4. What variation is Opera English replacing in Exercises in Style?

5. What language is used in Dog Latin?

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