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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?
(a) Jonathan Franzen.
(b) Jonathan Sears.
(c) Jonathan Swift.
(d) Jonathan Safran Foer.

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

3. When discussing the extraexclamation point, what does the speaker say he and his family never do "with any passion" (3)?
(a) Smile.
(b) Hug.
(c) Say I love you.
(d) Argue.

4. What were the speaker and his father discussing on the phone when the silence mark was used as per his example?
(a) His father's recent angioplasty.
(b) His brother's upcoming wedding.
(c) His own grades in college.
(d) His father's recent job loss.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?

2. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?

3. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?

4. What symbol represents the pedal point?

5. How often does the narrator say his family uses the extraexclamation point?

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