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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the speaker's family members most uses the pedal point with him?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His grandmother.

2. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?
(a) His brother.
(b) His jewish heritage.
(c) His family health history.
(d) The girl or his mother.

3. What does the willed silence mark signify?
(a) Intentional silence.
(b) A signal to be quiet.
(c) Unintentional silence.
(d) Loss for words.

4. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?
(a) Two exclamation points and two plus signs.
(b) An exclamation point with a plus sign.
(c) Four exclamations points.
(d) Two exclamation points.

5. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the pedal point signify?

2. What were the stranger and the narrator's father arguing over in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?

3. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?

4. What does the narrator say he has never had with any member of his family?

5. What symbol represents the pedal point?

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