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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the original use of a lowpoint then to create?
(a) The low point lull.
(b) The low point chain.
(c) The low point challenge.
(d) The low point silence.

2. What does the silence mark signify?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Absence of language.
(c) Quieting someone.
(d) A moment of meditation.

3. What topic typically results in willed silence on the part of the speaker?
(a) His schooling.
(b) His relationships with girls.
(c) His heart.
(d) His grades.

4. What symbol represents "the end of a unique familial phrase" (5)?
(a) The high five.
(b) The snowflake.
(c) The spiral.
(d) The surprised face emoji.

5. What recurring dreams did the speaker's father have?
(a) Running for president.
(b) Pulling weeds from his chest.
(c) Playing on the Orioles.
(d) Hiding from Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence is NOT used as an example of when the reversible colon is appropriate?

2. What symbol denotes the extraunxclamation point?

3. In the final conversation in the story, what is Jonathan's response to his father's {I love you}?

4. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?

5. What were the speaker and his father recently doing, despite his father's doctor telling him not to?

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