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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Argue.
(d) Say I love you.

2. What does the willed silence mark signify?
(a) Unintentional silence.
(b) A signal to be quiet.
(c) Intentional silence.
(d) Loss for words.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol denotes the extraunxclamation point?

2. What symbol represents the pedal point?

3. What does the silence mark signify?

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

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

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