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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the altercation described in Negativities?
(a) A scuffle.
(b) A procession.
(c) A brawl.
(d) A discussion.

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

3. What was one of the characteristics of the young man in Passive?
(a) A long neck.
(b) A limp.
(c) A whiny voice.
(d) An arrogant attitude.

4. Why does the narrator of Word Game describe the man as ridiculous?
(a) He is carrying a pigeon.
(b) He is dressed for the opera.
(c) He is not carrying a bayonet.
(d) He is not wearing galoshes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What should a newcomer not be confused with in Distinguo?

2. What is the name of the novelist in Blurb?

3. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?

4. Why did the author stop writing variations by 1946?

5. What is the young man drinking in Metaphorically?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wright says Exercises in Style was one of the books Queneau wanted translated. What is her reaction?

2. Explain how the words in parentheses are used in the variation "Word Game."

3. Explain passive voice as used in the variation "Passive."

4. How are readers able to understand the invented words in the variation "Word Composition?"

5. Explain the basic story in Exercises in Style.

6. How do the events occur in the variation "Retrograde?"

7. Why is the first variation in Section 3 called "Surprises?"

8. Why do you think the variation "Noble" is titled "Noble?"

9. What does Wright say is the point of Exercises in Style?

10. Explain the variation titled "Notation."

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