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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 did the speaker's father say to his children after the argument with the stranger as he held his hand to his heart?
(a) It's never, ever worth it.
(b) Don't be a whimp like your old man.
(c) That guy was a jerk.
(d) I should have stood up to him.

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

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. 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 his old grandchildren someday.
(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 never loves anyone as much as she loves him.
(d) The grandmother told him she hoped he had a nice piano lesson.

5. How often does the narrator say his family uses the extraexclamation point?
(a) Almost daily.
(b) Once a week.
(c) At every holiday.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the narrator's grandmother driving him to in the example he cites of her use of the unxclamation point?

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

3. What does the willed silence mark signify?

4. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

5. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?

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