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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What variation is Consequences replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) Por devant par derriere.
(b) Anglicismes.
(c) Poor lay Zanglay.
(d) West Indian.

2. What is characteristic about the events in Antiphrasis?
(a) There are no events described in Antiphrasis.
(b) The events are believed to have occurred several times already.
(c) They are described as the opposite of the basic story.
(d) They are described in the exact reverse order of the basic story.

3. What sense is the focus of Visual?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Smell.
(c) Sight.
(d) Taste.

4. Why is the narrator of Feminine irritated at the other passengers?
(a) None of them say hello to the narrator.
(b) None of them offer a seat to the narrator.
(c) They all expect the narrator to give them a seat.
(d) They are all talking loudly.

5. How is the man's neck described in Gustatory?
(a) Rather normal.
(b) Rather unusual.
(c) Rather long.
(d) Rather sourish.

6. What language is English blended with in Gallicisms?
(a) French.
(b) West Indian.
(c) Spanish.
(d) German.

7. What variation is Back Slang replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) Italianismes.
(b) Javanais.
(c) Loucherbem.
(d) Anglicismes.

8. What makes Ode unique compared to all other variations in Exercises in Style?
(a) It includes illustrations.
(b) It includes musical accompaniment.
(c) It is the inspiration for a collection of poems by Queneau.
(d) It tells the story from the perspective of the second man.

9. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?
(a) Letters added to the beginnings of the words.
(b) Letters added to the middles of words.
(c) Letters omitted from the ends of the words.
(d) Letters added to the ends of the words.

10. What does the rhyming slang replace in Rhyming Slang?
(a) Adjectives.
(b) Verbs.
(c) Nouns.
(d) Adverbs.

11. What literary form is Free Verse?
(a) Play.
(b) Essay.
(c) Short story.
(d) Poetry.

12. What is used throughout Futile?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Rhetorical questions.
(c) Clipped phrases.
(d) Rich descriptions.

13. What makes Paragoge difficult to read?
(a) Letters added to the ends of the words.
(b) Letters added to the beginnings of the words.
(c) Letters omitted from the ends of the words.
(d) Letters added to the middles of the words.

14. What tinges the hat's plaited cord in Gustatory?
(a) The leathery feel of weather.
(b) The flavor of cocoa.
(c) The dingy look of being used too long.
(d) The sweet smell of sweat in the city.

15. What sense is the focus of Auditory?
(a) Smell.
(b) Sight.
(c) Hearing.
(d) Taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of slang does Back Slang use?

2. According to the narrator of Probabilist, what is not likely to occur?

3. What sense is the focus of Gustatory?

4. How are the words written in For Ze Frrensh?

5. How is the man's hat described in Abusive?

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