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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 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.

2. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?
(a) 3.
(b) 41.
(c) 18.
(d) 65.

3. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Overcast.
(d) Snowy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which punctuation mark does the speaker say is the "staple of familial punctuation"(1)?

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

3. What was the speaker's grandmother listening to in the car in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?

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

5. What punctuation is used the double question mark as its symbol?

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