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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) Square.
(b) Rhombus.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Circle.

2. What were the stranger and the narrator's father arguing over in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?
(a) A tip.
(b) A sport's game.
(c) A parking space.
(d) Politics.

3. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing his relationship with his wife.
(b) When discussing life in Europe before the war.
(c) When discussing his work.
(d) When discussing family history of heart disease.

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

5. Where was the narrator and his family during the only instance he recalls use of the extraexclamation point?
(a) His apartment.
(b) The mall parking lot.
(c) The National Zoo parking lot.
(d) His parent's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the silence mark signify?

3. What does the willed silence mark signify?

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

5. What does the unxclamation indicate?

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