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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator of Word Game describe the man as ridiculous?
(a) He is not carrying a bayonet.
(b) He is carrying a pigeon.
(c) He is dressed for the opera.
(d) He is not wearing galoshes.

2. What makes Prosthesis difficult to read?
(a) Letters added to the middles of words.
(b) Letters omitted from the ends of the words.
(c) Letters added to the ends of the words.
(d) Letters added to the beginnings of the words.

3. What sense is the focus of Olfactory?
(a) Smell.
(b) Sight.
(c) Touch.
(d) Hearing.

4. What is the young man wearing when he is seen again in Reported Speech?
(a) A felt hat.
(b) A vest.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) A cummerbund.

5. What bus does the narrator get on in Past?
(a) Cour de Rome.
(b) Arc de Triomphe.
(c) Rue Chateau.
(d) Porte Champerret.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator of Modern Style describe the events witnessed?

2. What exercise does Cockney replace in Exercises in Style?

3. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apocope?

4. What should an S bus not be confused with in Distinguo?

5. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?

(see the answer key)

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