View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the young man wearing when he is seen again in Reported Speech?

2. How is the man's overcoat described in The Rainbow?

3. What is the poetic form used in Alexandrines.

4. How is the man's tone described in Synchysis?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the basic story in Exercises in Style.

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

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

4. Compare and contrast "Apheresis" and "Apocope."

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

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

7. Explain the variation "Cross Examination."

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

9. Explain how the words in parentheses are used in the variation "Word Game."

10. How are the variations "Comedy" and "Asides" alike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the theme of Exercises in Style? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Does Raymond Queneau accomplish his goal in exploring the flexibility of language? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's use of dramatic elements in Exercises in Style, and how they impact the reader.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 833 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample