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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the third reaction given when the author of the Preface explains what work is being done?
(a) "Can I read it?"
(b) "Ah."
(c) "Okay."
(d) "How long have you been working on that?"

2. What family member of the narrator is mentioned in Ignorance?
(a) Niece.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Mother.

3. How is the hat described in Insistence?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Felt.
(c) Leather.
(d) Weather-beaten.

4. How is the man's neck described in Prognostication?
(a) Like a swan's.
(b) Skeleton-like.
(c) Ridiculously long.
(d) Giraffe-like.

5. Who was the man with when the narrator of You Know sees him later?
(a) The other man.
(b) The bus driver.
(c) A pal.
(d) His wife.

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

7. What are the travelers called in Metaphorically?
(a) Suits.
(b) Sardines.
(c) The masses.
(d) "Them" and "They."

8. What is unusual about the hat in the story?
(a) It is felt.
(b) It has a ribbon.
(c) It is being worn during the day.
(d) It has a cord.

9. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?
(a) 12.
(b) 50.
(c) 99.
(d) 3.

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

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

12. How many words are listed at the start of Word Game?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

13. How many acts are in Comedy?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

14. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?
(a) 10.
(b) 400.
(c) There is not an exact number.
(d) 3,000.

15. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1946?
(a) 3.
(b) 50.
(c) 12.
(d) 99.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what bus does the story take place?

2. How are the man's fingers described in Present?

3. What does the friend tell the young man he should do in Word-Composition?

4. According to the narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?

5. Who is the translator of Exercises in Style?

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