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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 Reactionary describe the man's friend when he sees them later?

2. What terminology characterizes Botanical?

3. Why are the Permutations exercises virtually incomprehensible?

4. What language is used in Dog Latin?

5. What is one characteristic of Casual?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the variation "Consequences."

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

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

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

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

6. What makes the variation "Awkward" seem awkward?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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