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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 does the narrator of Biased notice about the nearby passengers?

2. To what animal is the man's neck compared in Zoological?

3. Who is revealed to be the young man's friend in Unexpected?

4. What sense is the focus of Auditory?

5. What is the age of the narrator in Reactionary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the variation "Olfactory."

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

3. Compare and contrast "Back Slang" and "Dog Latin."

4. Why is the variation "For Ze Frrensh" considered comical? Why is this variation put in place of "Poor lay Zanglay" in the English version of Exercises in Style?

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

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

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

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

9. What is a haiku and how is it used in Exercises in Style?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Raymond Queneau uses poetry and poetic elements in Exercises in Style and how they impact the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Is Raymond Queneau effective in conveying a sense of pointlessness in Exercises in Style? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the tone of the basic story in Exercises in Style? How do you know? Does this tone change in different variations? If so, give at least one example.

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