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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 many acts are in Comedy?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. Where did the narrator see the man again in Anagrams?
(a) Prisa, Cenfar.
(b) Acanl Etrets.
(c) Cuor ed More.
(d) Fliefle Trewo.

3. What is different about the appearance of Official Letter?
(a) The font size.
(b) The margins.
(c) The typeface.
(d) The orientation of the page.

4. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?
(a) A train station.
(b) An S bus.
(c) The Louvre.
(d) The Cour de Rome.

5. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?
(a) Immediately following.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two hours.
(d) That afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?

2. What makes Synchysis more difficult to read?

3. Who told the story to the narrator of Reported Speech?

4. According to the narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?

5. From what did the young man suffer in Alexandrines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the variations "Comedy" and "Asides" alike?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is a metaphor, and how does it apply to the variation titled "Metaphorically?"

8. Explain the perspective of the basic story given in "Animism." How does the author accomplish this perspective?

9. Explain the style used in the variation "Prognostication."

10. Compare and contrast the two "Subjectivity" variations.

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