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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?
(a) 41.
(b) 3.
(c) 18.
(d) 65.

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

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) Argue.
(d) Say I love you.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the speaker and his father discussing on the phone when the silence mark was used as per his example?

2. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

3. What were the stranger and the narrator's father arguing over in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?

4. What symbol represents the willed silence mark?

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

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