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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 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 father's recent job loss.
(d) His own grades in college.

2. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing his grandfather's illness.
(b) When discussing her children.
(c) When discussing her life in Europe before the war.
(d) When discussing her heart condition.

3. 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 parking space.
(c) A sport's game.
(d) Politics.

4. What was the speaker's grandmother listening to in the car in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) An audio version of Shoah.
(b) Barry Manilow.
(c) A meditation tape.
(d) National Public Radio.

5. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Overcast.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he has never had with any member of his family?

2. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?

3. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

4. Where was the narrator and his family during the only instance he recalls use of the extraexclamation point?

5. What does the pedal point signify?

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