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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) "How long have you been working on that?"
(c) "Ah."
(d) "Okay."

2. What needs to be repaired on the man's coat?
(a) A hole at the shoulder.
(b) A rip in the left pocket.
(c) A button.
(d) A zipper.

3. Who told the story to the narrator of Reported Speech?
(a) The young man.
(b) Dr. Queneau.
(c) Barbara Wright.
(d) The second man.

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

5. How does the Preface begin?
(a) "This is not an easy book."
(b) "Let me begin plainly."
(c) "Dear Readers."
(d) "Ladies and Gentlemen."

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

7. What is the overall impression of the novel, according to Blurb?
(a) Fun.
(b) Charming.
(c) Fantastical.
(d) Creative.

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

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

10. What was the man doing two hours later in Narrative?
(a) Looking for a tailor shop.
(b) Waiting for another bus.
(c) Having a conversation.
(d) Following the second man.

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

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

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

14. What is unusual about The Rainbow?
(a) The narrator focuses on a rainbow outside rather than the events on the bus.
(b) Objects and people are given colors.
(c) No colors are used in the piece.
(d) It is raining.

15. What is unusual about Litotes?
(a) The narrator is named.
(b) It tries to be overly-dramatic.
(c) It is very short.
(d) The young man is named.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were on the bus in Hesitation?

2. What was the man talking about with a friend later, according to Litotes?

3. What is unusual about Prognostication?

4. What family member of the narrator is mentioned in Ignorance?

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

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