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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. What is the young man drinking in Metaphorically?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Hope.
(d) Espresso.
2. How many acts are in Comedy?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.
3. At what time of day does the story take place, according to Double Entry?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Before the sun set.
(c) Sometime after ten.
(d) Rush hour.
4. How is the voice of the man described in Insistence?
(a) Robust.
(b) Damp.
(c) Raspy.
(d) Flat.
5. What was the man talking about with a friend later, according to Litotes?
(a) Clothes.
(b) A felt hat.
(c) A button.
(d) An overcoat.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is personified in Noble?
2. What is the third reaction given when the author of the Preface explains what work is being done?
3. How is the hat described in Retrograde?
4. How is the hat described in Insistence?
5. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain some of the differences between "Official Letter" and "Blurb."
2. Explain passive voice as used in the variation "Passive."
3. Why might the variation "Cockney" be difficult to read?
4. What is common among the narrators in "Speaking Personally," "Exclamations," and "You Know?"
5. How and why does the author use parentheses so frequently in "Distinguo?"
6. Explain how Exercises in Style evolved into what it is in the book. Does the author have any future plans for Exercises in Style?
7. Wright says Exercises in Style was one of the books Queneau wanted translated. What is her reaction?
8. What does "Another Subjectivity" reveal about the relationship between the young man and the second man?
9. Why do you think the variation "Noble" is titled "Noble?"
10. Explain at least three differences between the variations "Past" and "Present."
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