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

2. What does the speaker say familial communication always has to do with?
(a) Honest communication.
(b) Failures to communicate.
(c) A willingness to communicate.
(d) Forced communication.

3. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing her children.
(b) When discussing her life in Europe before the war.
(c) When discussing her heart condition.
(d) When discussing his grandfather's illness.

4. In the final conversation in the story, what is Jonathan's response to his father's {I love you}?
(a) {I'm crying into the phone}.
(b) {I love you too, so much}.
(c) {Help}.
(d) {Let me be}.

5. What are some things the speaker might be doing when he imagines his family's versions of the should-haves?
(a) Reading a book or making dinner.
(b) Taking a walk or a shower.
(c) Shopping or doing his taxes.
(d) Having sex or driving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the speaker call his brother and say after finding out he was in intensive care?

2. What were some things the speaker's father's doctor advised him against doing due to the emotional stress these things caused him?

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

4. Where was the narrator and his family during the only instance he recalls use of the extraexclamation point?

5. Which of his family members does the speaker say he loved more than he loved himself?

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