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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Notes for the 1981 American Paperback Edition"?
(a) Raymond Queneau.
(b) Raymond Carver.
(c) A. S. Byatt.
(d) Barbara Wright.

2. How many members are in the organization Raymond Queaneau is a member of?
(a) There is not an exact number.
(b) 10.
(c) 400.
(d) 3,000.

3. According to Metaphorically, where did the narrator see the man again?
(a) On a concrete river some ways away.
(b) In the slanting afternoon sun.
(c) Between the glass-adorned mountains.
(d) In a bleak, urban desert.

4. What attracted the young man in Metaphorically?
(a) A void.
(b) The smell of croissants.
(c) The park.
(d) A young woman.

5. According to the Preface, what is Raymond Queaneau a member of?
(a) The Knights of Columbus.
(b) Parliament.
(c) The Romance Writers of America.
(d) The Academie Goncourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Preface begin?

2. What was the man talking about with a friend later, according to Litotes?

3. What takes the place for Italianismes in the book?

4. What is unusual about the hat in the story?

5. How many exercises are included in a list of "possible exercises in style"?

(see the answer key)

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