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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the man's neck described in Prognostication?
(a) Ridiculously long.
(b) Like a swan's.
(c) Skeleton-like.
(d) Giraffe-like.

2. Why did the author stop writing variations by 1946?
(a) He ran out of ideas for variations.
(b) He died.
(c) He judged the number to be sufficient.
(d) He sold the variations that were written to a publisher.

3. What needs to be repaired on the man's coat?
(a) A hole at the shoulder.
(b) A rip in the left pocket.
(c) A button.
(d) A zipper.

4. What is unusual about Prognostication?
(a) It is written as it is happening.
(b) There is no linear story.
(c) It is written as if it hadn't happened yet.
(d) It is written in French.

5. What is unusual about Precision?
(a) The description of the man's hat is a paragraph long.
(b) The details are very exact.
(c) The details are very vague.
(d) There are no details given.

Short Answer Questions

1. What variation is included in the Notes section "for free"?

2. How is the man's tone described in Synchysis?

3. Who wrote "Notes for the 1981 American Paperback Edition"?

4. What is the prominent feature in Surprises?

5. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?

(see the answer key)

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