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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 is unusual about The Rainbow?

2. How much time passed in Litotes until the narrator saw the man again?

3. How does the narrator describe the man's hat in Speaking Personally?

4. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apheresis?

5. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apocope?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the variation "Cross Examination."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the basic story in Exercises in Style.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does the variation "Unexpected" fit into the theme of pointlessness in Exercises in Style?

Essay Topic 3

Which of the variations is the most complex? Why? Use examples from the variations to support your claims.

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