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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the friend tell the young man he should do in Word-Composition?

2. What is the point of view of Present?

3. What is the Preface based on?

4. What variation is included in the Notes section "for free"?

5. What is the focus of Animism?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Compare and contrast "Apheresis" and "Apocope."

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

5. Why are the details in the variation "Dream" vague?

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

7. What is common among the narrators in "Speaking Personally," "Exclamations," and "You Know?"

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Raymond Queneau effective in conveying a sense of pointlessness in Exercises in Style? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Though some of the variations were not translated into English, most of the original variations were able to be translated effectively from French. What does this say about the flexibility of language as it relates to Exercises in Style?

Essay Topic 3

How do the sounds of the words in some variations of Exercises in Style affect the reading of those variations?

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