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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 word is misspelled and corrected in Official Letter?

2. How is the hat described in Insistence?

3. How is the young man described in Litotes?

4. Who is the translator of Exercises in Style?

5. Who or what sat down in Animism?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Explain some of the differences between "Official Letter" and "Blurb."

6. Why might the variation "Cockney" be difficult to read?

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

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

9. Explain the variation titled "Notation."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the button in the basic story and variations.

Essay Topic 2

What was Barbara Wright's role in Exercises in Style? What changes did she make to Queneau's exercises? Why did she make these changes?

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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