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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the argument end in Hesitation?
(a) A commonplace way.
(b) It didn't.
(c) In a draw.
(d) With a dramatic flourish.

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

3. What is the point of view of Present?
(a) First-person present tense.
(b) Third-person past tense.
(c) Third-person present tense.
(d) Second-person present tense.

4. What replaced the ribbon on the hat in Dream?
(a) A bit of crafter's twine.
(b) Some cotton from an apron string.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A piece of plaited string.

5. What complaint does the man have in Polyptotes?
(a) His neck is being twisted.
(b) His ribs are being jabbed into.
(c) His shoulder is being wrenched.
(d) His toes are being treaded on.

6. Where was the narrator when he saw the man again in Past?
(a) In a cab.
(b) In an apartment.
(c) On the street.
(d) On a bus.

7. How is the man's overcoat described in The Rainbow?
(a) Red.
(b) Wool.
(c) Lacking a button.
(d) Worn.

8. How long after the bus ride is the man seen again by the narrator, according to Double Entry?
(a) Immediately following.
(b) The next day.
(c) Two hours.
(d) That afternoon.

9. What is different about the appearance of Official Letter?
(a) The margins.
(b) The typeface.
(c) The font size.
(d) The orientation of the page.

10. Who was the man with when the narrator of You Know sees him later?
(a) A pal.
(b) The other man.
(c) His wife.
(d) The bus driver.

11. What is unusual about the hat in the story?
(a) It is being worn during the day.
(b) It has a cord.
(c) It is felt.
(d) It has a ribbon.

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

13. What expertise does the witness have in Cross Examination?
(a) Medical.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Architectual.

14. How does the narrator describe the man's hat in Speaking Personally?
(a) Quaint.
(b) Silly.
(c) Fabulous.
(d) Ridiculous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the story to the narrator of Reported Speech?

2. According to the narrator in Surprises, what was the young man doing?

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

4. What is the third reaction given when the author of the Preface explains what work is being done?

5. What family member of the narrator is mentioned in Ignorance?

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