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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. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?
(a) A train station.
(b) The Louvre.
(c) An S bus.
(d) The Cour de Rome.
2. How many words are listed at the start of Word Game?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.
3. How is Insistence similar to Double Entry?
(a) Both use frequent commas.
(b) Both use lengthy descriptions.
(c) Both name the narrator.
(d) Both use repetition.
4. From where are letters and syllables missing in Syncope?
(a) The middle of words.
(b) The beginning of words.
(c) The beginning of sentences.
(d) The end of words.
5. Who was the man with when the narrator of You Know sees him later?
(a) His wife.
(b) A pal.
(c) The bus driver.
(d) The other man.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the man doing two hours later in Narrative?
2. How is the hat described in Retrograde?
3. What is unusual about The Rainbow?
4. Who or what sat down in Animism?
5. How is the voice of the man described in Insistence?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the variations "Comedy" and "Asides" alike?
2. Explain how Exercises in Style evolved into what it is in the book. Does the author have any future plans for Exercises in Style?
3. Explain passive voice as used in the variation "Passive."
4. Why do you think the variation "Noble" is titled "Noble?"
5. What does "Another Subjectivity" reveal about the relationship between the young man and the second man?
6. Why are the details in the variation "Dream" vague?
7. In the Preface, what does Queneau say is his purpose in writing Exercises in Style? What did Queneau say the finished product acts as?
8. What are the three reactions Barbara Wright received when she told people she was translating a book by Raymond Queneau?
9. Wright says Exercises in Style was one of the books Queneau wanted translated. What is her reaction?
10. Explain at least three differences between the variations "Past" and "Present."
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