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

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

3. What did the speaker's grandmother say to him in his example of the unxclamation point?
(a) The grandmother told him she hoped he never loves anyone as much as she loves him.
(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 had a nice piano lesson.
(d) The grandmother told him she hoped he had his old grandchildren someday.

4. 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.

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

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. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?

3. What was the speaker's grandmother listening to in the car in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?

4. What topic typically results in willed silence on the part of the speaker?

5. What symbol represents the pedal point?

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