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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the young man speak to, according to Litotes?
(a) The bus driver.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The man next to him.
(d) A seated woman.

2. What is the overall impression of the novel, according to Blurb?
(a) Fantastical.
(b) Creative.
(c) Charming.
(d) Fun.

3. From where are letters and syllables missing in Syncope?
(a) The middle of words.
(b) The end of words.
(c) The beginning of sentences.
(d) The beginning of words.

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

5. What interjection is included frequently in You Know?
(a) I know.
(b) Know what I mean?
(c) You know.
(d) Do you know?

6. What is one set of exercises mentioned in the possible exercises in style list?
(a) The Psalms.
(b) The Seven Deadly Sins.
(c) A Day in the Life of a Writer.
(d) The Days of the Week.

7. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apocope?
(a) The beginning of words.
(b) The middle of words.
(c) The beginning of sentences.
(d) The end of words.

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

9. How are the man's fingers described in Present?
(a) Dirt-encrusted.
(b) Chapped.
(c) Slimy.
(d) Red.

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

11. What is the prominent feature in Surprises?
(a) Exclamation points.
(b) Quotations.
(c) Question marks.
(d) Dashes.

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

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

14. What sound is interjected throughout Homeoptotes?
(a) -ote.
(b) -ale.
(c) -ete.
(d) -ate.

15. How many acts are in Comedy?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator going when he sees the man again in Alexandrines?

2. How is the hat described in Insistence?

3. What expertise does the witness have in Cross Examination?

4. What replaced the ribbon on the hat in Dream?

5. How is the altercation described in Negativities?

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