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

2. How is the man's neck described in Noble?
(a) Like a giraffe.
(b) Like a snake.
(c) Like an elephant's trunk.
(d) Like a swan.

3. What word is misspelled and corrected in Official Letter?
(a) Addendum.
(b) Exaggerated.
(c) Provoke.
(d) Animation.

4. How is the man's tone described in Synchysis?
(a) Brash.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Cowardly.
(d) Arrogant.

5. What were on the bus in Hesitation?
(a) People.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Clothing-wearers.
(d) Busy-bodies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the travelers called in Metaphorically?

3. What publication is the translation based on?

4. What is unusual about Precision?

5. What is the narrator not displeased with in The Subjective Side?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the use of onomatopoeia in the variation "Onomatopoeia" accomplish for the reader?

2. What is "litotes," and how does it apply to the variation of the same name?

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

4. Why are the majority of sentences in the variation "Logical Analysis" fragments?

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

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

7. Explain how Exercises in Style evolved into what it is in the book. Does the author have any future plans for Exercises in Style?

8. Explain at least three differences between the variations "Past" and "Present."

9. In the Preface, what does Queneau say is his purpose in writing Exercises in Style? What did Queneau say the finished product acts as?

10. What does "Another Subjectivity" reveal about the relationship between the young man and the second man?

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