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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 man continue to yell at the speaker's father in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?
(a) Give it up, fucker.
(b) Get over it, loser.
(c) Go away, asshole.
(d) Out of my way, jackass.

2. The narrator says he has never had sex with whom?
(a) Someone who did not love him.
(b) Someone who loved him.
(c) Someone who knew his name.
(d) Someone from his hometown.

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

4. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?
(a) His family health history.
(b) His jewish heritage.
(c) The girl or his mother.
(d) His brother.

5. What does the narrator say he has never had with any member of his family?
(a) A nice time.
(b) A heated argument.
(c) A disappointing visit.
(d) An enjoyable conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the willed silence mark signify?

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

3. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

4. When discussing the extraexclamation point, what does the speaker say he and his family never do "with any passion" (3)?

5. What symbol represents the pedal point?

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