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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was the narrator and his family during the only instance he recalls use of the extraexclamation point?
2. What topic typically results in willed silence on the part of the speaker?
3. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?
4. Which of the speaker's family members most uses the pedal point with him?
5. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is yelling at the speaker's father and why in the example he uses of the extraexclamation points?
2. How often does the speaker say the extra exclamation points are used in his family? Based on your understanding if his family, is this surprising? Explain.
3. How does the speaker's father engage with the angry man in the example he uses of the extra exclamation points?
4. How did the exchange between the speaker's father and the stranger end? What conclusion did the father come to in regards to his handling of the situation?
5. What symbol represents the pedal point? What does it mean? How is it different from an ellipses or dash?
6. When does the speaker most often use the willed silence mark?
7. What do we learn of the speaker's family health history in the first paragraph? Describe the context.
8. What is the extraunxclamation points? What does the speaker think of them?
9. What conversation does the speaker use to exemplify the silence mark? To whom is he speaking? What is the subject of their conversation?
10. How does the speaker describe his relationships with women?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Read a review of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease." Write an essay about how this review impacted your own views or understanding of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write a brief essay analyzing the title "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.
Essay Topic 3
Genre is a category assigned to a literary work, like a story. What are some genres that could be used to classify the story? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.
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