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

2. How are the passengers described in Medical?

3. How is Telegraphic signed?

4. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?

5. What does the rhyming slang replace in Rhyming Slang?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raymond Queneau include variations containing unintelligible words and phrases, such as in the "Permutations" variations?

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

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

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

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

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. 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?

10. Explain the variation "Olfactory."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of the button in the basic story and variations.

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