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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the father say in should have brackets to Jonathan about his dreams during the final conversation in the story?
(a) His father was really pulling weeds from his brother's chest.
(b) Jonathan's mother was crying while pulling weeds from his chest.
(c) Jonathan was laughing as he pulled weeds from his chest.
(d) Jonathan was the one pulling weeds from his chest.

2. How many heart attacks had the speaker's father suffered when he told his son the secret to his successful marriage?
(a) 1.
(b) 19.
(c) 22.
(d) 4.

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

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

5. 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 job loss.
(b) His father's recent angioplasty.
(c) His own grades in college.
(d) His brother's upcoming wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?

2. What is the speaker's response to "Jonathan" when followed by a pedal point in the example he uses?

3. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?

4. What symbol represents the "backup"?

5. How may fights have the speaker's parent had in all of their marriage?

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