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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. How is the man's neck described in Gustatory?

2. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?

3. What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza of Sonnet?

4. How is the man's head described in Auditory?

5. How are the events related in Mathematical?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the author can write the variation "Gustatory" without tasting anything that happens in the story?

2. Explain the variation "Consequences."

3. What is apostrophe in literature? How is it used in the variation "Apostrophe?"

4. Explain how the basic story is changed in "Antiphrasis."

5. Explain the variation "Olfactory."

6. What is the style of the variation "Modern Style?" How do you know?

7. Explain how "Ode" is different from the rest of the variations.

8. Why do you think the author writes a separate variation for each of the five senses?

9. What affect does "Proper Noun" create by replacing common nouns with proper names?

10. Why are the variations in Section 8 put together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of the young man's hat in the basic story and variations.

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