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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What variation is Opera English replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) Italianismes.
(b) Javanais.
(c) Anglicismes.
(d) West Indian.

2. From what origin are many of the words in Hellenisms?
(a) Greek.
(b) French.
(c) Anglo-Saxon.
(d) Latin.

3. Who is Monseiur Andre in Ode?
(a) The second man.
(b) An observer.
(c) The first man.
(d) The bus driver.

4. What animal describes the young man in Portrait?
(a) Model.
(b) Paintbrush.
(c) Styal.
(d) Lemur.

5. What is the variation Rhyming Slang replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) Loucherbem.
(b) Poor lay Zanglay.
(c) Anglicismes.
(d) Por devant par derriere.

6. What is the date of writing of Spectral?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1796.
(c) 1683.
(d) 1783.

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

8. How many acts are in Opera English?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

9. What is one form of writing the narrator of Awkward would like to write?
(a) A Gothic novel.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) A comedy.
(d) A screenplay.

10. How is Telegraphic signed?
(a) Raymond.
(b) Dr. Queneau.
(c) Arcturus.
(d) Barbara.

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

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

13. What letters are mixed up with adjoining words in Spoonerisms?
(a) The first.
(b) The middle.
(c) All of them.
(d) The last.

14. What sense is the focus of Gustatory?
(a) Taste.
(b) Touch.
(c) Sight.
(d) Smell.

15. How does the narrator of Reactionary describe the man's friend when he sees them later?
(a) Young puppy.
(b) Jackanapes.
(c) Greenhorn.
(d) Ragamuffin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one characteristic of Philosophic?

2. How is the man's neck described in Olfactory?

3. What is the age of the narrator in Reactionary?

4. What sound is interjected throughout Parechesis?

5. In what style is Spectral written?

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