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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 speaker's father say to his children after the argument with the stranger as he held his hand to his heart?
(a) I should have stood up to him.
(b) Don't be a whimp like your old man.
(c) It's never, ever worth it.
(d) That guy was a jerk.

2. 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) Out of my way, jackass.
(d) Go away, asshole.

3. 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 heart condition.
(d) When discussing her life in Europe before the war.

4. How often does the narrator say his family uses the extraexclamation point?
(a) Almost daily.
(b) At every holiday.
(c) Never.
(d) Once a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?

3. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

4. What does the silence mark signify?

5. Which punctuation mark does the speaker say is the "staple of familial punctuation"(1)?

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