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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?
(a) Triangle.
(b) Circle.
(c) Square.
(d) Rhombus.

2. What symbol represents the pedal point?
(a) The half moon.
(b) The blackened start.
(c) The wavy line.
(d) The square with an X in it.

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

4. What does the narrator say he has never had with any member of his family?
(a) A disappointing visit.
(b) An enjoyable conversation.
(c) A nice time.
(d) A heated argument.

5. What does the unxclamation indicate?
(a) A whisper.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Shooshing someone.
(d) Disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic typically results in willed silence on the part of the speaker?

2. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?

3. What symbol represents the willed silence mark?

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

5. Which of the speaker's family members most uses the pedal point with him?

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