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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Synchysis more difficult to read?
(a) The narrator is a young child.
(b) Every letter "s" is substituted with the letter "c".
(c) There are no articles in the piece.
(d) Sentence structure is broken down.

3. How is the bus described in Negativities?
(a) An oceanic means of transport.
(b) A terrestrial means of transport.
(c) A subterranian means of transport.
(d) An aerial means of transport.

4. What is personified in Noble?
(a) Courage.
(b) The hat.
(c) The man's toes.
(d) Discord.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of Exercises in Style?

3. How is the altercation described in Negativities?

4. Where did the narrator see the man again in Anagrams?

5. From what nation does the accent in Cockney come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain some of the differences between "Official Letter" and "Blurb."

2. What is a metaphor, and how does it apply to the variation titled "Metaphorically?"

3. Explain the basic story in Exercises in Style.

4. What is common among the narrators in "Speaking Personally," "Exclamations," and "You Know?"

5. What is an Alexandrine sonnet, and what are the rhyme scheme and meter used in "Alexandrines?"

6. Why might the variation "Cockney" be difficult to read?

7. How do the events occur in the variation "Retrograde?"

8. Why are the details in the variation "Dream" vague?

9. How are the variations "Comedy" and "Asides" alike?

10. Why do you think the variation "Noble" is titled "Noble?"

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