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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the narrator's grandmother driving him to in the example he cites of her use of the unxclamation point?
(a) Work.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Karate.
(d) School.

2. While weeding, what did the speaker's father say had happened to his brother?
(a) He had become distant.
(b) He had become a yes man.
(c) He had become disagreeable.
(d) He had become very affectionate.

3. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

4. What sentence is NOT used as an example of when the reversible colon is appropriate?
(a) I want a better life::my family.
(b) Sex::yes.
(c) I've never felt loved by anyone outside of my family::my persistent depression.
(d) My eyes water when I speak about my family::I don't like to speak about my family.

5. What recurring dreams did the speaker's father have?
(a) Hiding from Nazis.
(b) Playing on the Orioles.
(c) Pulling weeds from his chest.
(d) Running for president.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some things the speaker's father's doctor advised him against doing due to the emotional stress these things caused him?

2. What life changing event was going to happen to the speaker's brother a few weeks after the speaker and his father were weeding?

3. The narrator says he has never had sex with whom?

4. What did the speaker's grandmother say to him in his example of the unxclamation point?

5. What phrase is an example a sentence never uttered by the speaker or any member of the speaker's family?

(see the answer key)

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