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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many variations of the basic story were created by 1942?

2. On what bus does the story take place?

3. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?

4. From where are letters and syllables missing in Apheresis?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the story manipulated in "Double Entry?"

2. How are readers able to understand the invented words in the variation "Word Composition?"

3. What does "Another Subjectivity" reveal about the relationship between the young man and the second man?

4. Wright says Exercises in Style was one of the books Queneau wanted translated. What is her reaction?

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

6. Why is the first variation in Section 3 called "Surprises?"

7. Explain how Exercises in Style evolved into what it is in the book. Does the author have any future plans for Exercises in Style?

8. Explain the variation titled "Notation."

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

10. How does the author make the variation "Insistence" seem insistent to the reader?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of the variations is the most straightforward? Why? Use examples from the variations to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

How do the sounds of the words in some variations of Exercises in Style affect the reading of those variations?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the young man, second man and the young man's friend are not given names in the story. Does this help or hurt the overall story? Why?

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