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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 sound is interjected throughout Parechesis?

2. What letters are mixed up with adjoining words in Spoonerisms?

3. What is the variation Rhyming Slang replacing in Exercises in Style?

4. What makes Ode unique compared to all other variations in Exercises in Style?

5. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the author includes the variation "Interjections?"

2. What elements of the variation "Spectral" make it gothic?

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

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

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

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

7. Why might the variation "More or Less" be easier to read aloud?

8. Why do you think the author ends Exercises in Style with the variation "Unexpected?"

9. Why do you think the author includes the variation "Feminine?"

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the elements of the setting given in the basic story? How are these elements important to the story and its variations?

Essay Topic 2

How do the sounds of the words in some variations of Exercises in Style affect the reading of those variations?

Essay Topic 3

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

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