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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator going when he sees the man again in Alexandrines?
(a) Home.
(b) To London.
(c) Cour de Rome.
(d) The Latin Quarter.

2. How is the man's tone described in Synchysis?
(a) Brash.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Cowardly.
(d) Feminine.

3. How does the Preface begin?
(a) "Let me begin plainly."
(b) "Ladies and Gentlemen."
(c) "Dear Readers."
(d) "This is not an easy book."

4. What family member of the narrator is mentioned in Ignorance?
(a) Niece.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Father.

5. How is the hat described in Retrograde?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Sharp.
(d) Felt.

6. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apheresis?
(a) The ends of words.
(b) The beginnings of sentences.
(c) The middle of words.
(d) The beginnings of words.

7. What were on the bus in Hesitation?
(a) People.
(b) Busy-bodies.
(c) Clothing-wearers.
(d) Skeletons.

8. What takes the place for Italianismes in the book?
(a) Opera English.
(b) For Ze Frrensh.
(c) Official Letter.
(d) Casual.

9. Who told the story to the narrator of Reported Speech?
(a) Dr. Queneau.
(b) The second man.
(c) Barbara Wright.
(d) The young man.

10. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?
(a) 84.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

11. How many words are listed at the start of Word Game?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

12. What is unusual about The Rainbow?
(a) No colors are used in the piece.
(b) It is raining.
(c) The narrator focuses on a rainbow outside rather than the events on the bus.
(d) Objects and people are given colors.

13. How many exercises are included in a list of "possible exercises in style"?
(a) 500.
(b) 30.
(c) 124.
(d) 101.

14. What is the name of the novelist in Blurb?
(a) Barbara Wright.
(b) Novelist X.
(c) Raymond Queneau.
(d) The Novelist.

15. How is the altercation described in Negativities?
(a) A scuffle.
(b) A discussion.
(c) A brawl.
(d) A procession.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bus does the narrator get on in Past?

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

3. What comparison does the narrator make about himself in Noble?

4. What is the focus of Animism?

5. What is the Preface based on?

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