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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 did the speaker's grandmother say to him in his example of the unxclamation point?
(a) The grandmother told him she hoped he had a nice piano lesson.
(b) The grandmother told him she hoped someday he loves someone as much as she loves him.
(c) The grandmother told him she hoped he had his old grandchildren someday.
(d) The grandmother told him she hoped he never loves anyone as much as she loves him.

2. What is the speaker's response to "Jonathan" when followed by a pedal point in the example he uses?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Say no more.
(c) Leave me alone.
(d) I know.

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

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

5. What did the speaker call his brother and say after finding out he was in intensive care?
(a) He should watch his diet.
(b) He needs to take care of himself.
(c) He should not worry.
(d) He must exercise more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

2. How early on in the marriage did the speaker's parents have their first fight?

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

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

5. What does the speaker acknowledge about the should-have brackets in the final paragraph of the story?

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