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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. What literary form is Free Verse?

2. What language is used in Dog Latin?

3. Who is revealed to be the young man's friend in Unexpected?

4. How is the man's hat described in Abusive?

5. How many acts are in Opera English?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the author writes a separate variation for each of the five senses?

2. What is apostrophe in literature? How is it used in the variation "Apostrophe?"

3. Explain how "Ode" is different from the rest of the variations.

4. Explain how the basic story is changed in "Antiphrasis."

5. What affect does "Proper Noun" create by replacing common nouns with proper names?

6. What is the style of the variation "Modern Style?" How do you know?

7. Why is the variation "For Ze Frrensh" considered comical? Why is this variation put in place of "Poor lay Zanglay" in the English version of Exercises in Style?

8. Explain the variation "Reactionary," and why it is titled "Reactionary."

9. Why do you think the author includes the variation "Interjections?"

10. Why do you think the author ends Exercises in Style with the variation "Unexpected?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the elements of the setting given in the basic story? How are these elements important to the story and its variations?

Essay Topic 2

Though some of the variations were not translated into English, most of the original variations were able to be translated effectively from French. What does this say about the flexibility of language as it relates to Exercises in Style?

Essay Topic 3

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

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