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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?
(a) 65.
(b) 3.
(c) 18.
(d) 41.

2. What was the speaker's grandmother listening to in the car in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) Barry Manilow.
(b) An audio version of Shoah.
(c) National Public Radio.
(d) A meditation tape.

3. What punctuation is used the double question mark as its symbol?
(a) The irate question mark.
(b) The ignorant question mark.
(c) The interrogating question mark.
(d) The insistent question mark.

4. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing life in Europe before the war.
(b) When discussing family history of heart disease.
(c) When discussing his relationship with his wife.
(d) When discussing his work.

5. What sentence is NOT used as an example of when the reversible colon is appropriate?
(a) Sex::yes.
(b) I want a better life::my family.
(c) I've never felt loved by anyone outside of my family::my persistent depression.
(d) My eyes water when I speak about my family::I don't like to speak about my family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol denotes the extraunxclamation point?

2. Why does the speaker think he has become a yes man?

3. Which symbol represents the corroboration mark?

4. How may fights have the speaker's parent had in all of their marriage?

5. What does the willed silence mark signify?

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