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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator of Feminine describe the man's friend?
(a) Snobbish.
(b) Nice-looking.
(c) Adorable.
(d) Unintelligent-looking.

2. What terminology is used in Gastronomical?
(a) Words and phrases dealing with gaseous elements.
(b) Coffee-related.
(c) Food-related.
(d) Medical.

3. What is West Indian replacing in Exercises in Style?
(a) Villanelle.
(b) Vacation.
(c) Italianismes.
(d) Paysan.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What sense is the focus of Olfactory?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Sight.
(c) Smell.
(d) Touch.

10. Who is revealed to be the young man's friend in Unexpected?
(a) Albert.
(b) Theodore.
(c) Robert.
(d) George.

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

12. What form of slang does Back Slang use?
(a) German slang.
(b) Dog Latin.
(c) Pig Latin.
(d) Australian slang.

13. What sense is the focus of Tactile?
(a) Hearing.
(b) Taste.
(c) Touch.
(d) Sight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Epenthesis difficult to read?

2. Why is the narrator of Feminine irritated at the other passengers?

3. What sound is interjected throughout Parechesis?

4. What variation is For Ze Frrensh replacing in Exercises in Style?

5. Who is Monseiur Andre in Ode?

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