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

2. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?
(a) Square.
(b) Rhombus.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Circle.

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

4. What were the speaker and his father discussing on the phone when the silence mark was used as per his example?
(a) His own grades in college.
(b) His father's recent angioplasty.
(c) His father's recent job loss.
(d) His brother's upcoming wedding.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?

4. What did the speaker's father say to his children after the argument with the stranger as he held his hand to his heart?

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

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