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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 expertise does the witness have in Cross Examination?

2. What is the prominent feature in Surprises?

3. How is the hat described in Retrograde?

4. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?

5. What needed to be added to the man's overcoat in Homeoptotes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the three reactions Barbara Wright received when she told people she was translating a book by Raymond Queneau?

3. Why do you think Queneau begins with the variation "Notation?"

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

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

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

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

8. How are readers able to understand the invented words in the variation "Word Composition?"

9. Why does the author use a different typeface in "Official Letter?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is punctuation used in the variations of Exercises in Style? How does this contribute to exploring the flexibility of language?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast "Cockney" and "For Ze Frrensh," particularly in reference to the use of dialect.

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