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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 her life in Europe before the war.
(d) When discussing his grandfather's illness.

2. What did the man continue to yell at the speaker's father in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?
(a) Out of my way, jackass.
(b) Go away, asshole.
(c) Give it up, fucker.
(d) Get over it, loser.

3. Which punctuation mark does the speaker say is the "staple of familial punctuation"(1)?
(a) The confusion mark.
(b) The insistent question mark.
(c) The silence mark.
(d) The willed silence mark.

4. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?
(a) Jonathan Franzen.
(b) Jonathan Safran Foer.
(c) Jonathan Swift.
(d) Jonathan Sears.

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

Short Answer 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?

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

3. What does the pedal point signify?

4. What symbol represents the pedal point?

5. Which of the speaker's family members most uses the pedal point with him?

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