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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 does the narrator of Modern Style describe the events witnessed?

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

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

4. How many acts are in Opera English?

5. What makes Paragoge difficult to read?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the variation "Olfactory."

4. What makes the narrator in the variation "Biased" a biased narrator?

5. Explain the variation "Reactionary," and why it is titled "Reactionary."

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

7. What makes the variation "Abusive" so confrontational?

8. Explain the variation "Consequences."

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

10. What does the author do to the basic story in the variation "Parts of Speech?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast "Cockney" and "For Ze Frrensh," particularly in reference to the use of dialect.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What was Barbara Wright's role in Exercises in Style? What changes did she make to Queneau's exercises? Why did she make these changes?

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