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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the speaker's family do you attribute this sentence to: "I didn't die in the Holocaust, but all of my siblings did, so where does that leave me" (5)?
(a) His father
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His great-aunt.

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

3. What symbol represents "the low point" in the speaker's familial communication?
(a) The sad face.
(b) A thumbs down emoji.
(c) The upside down arrow.
(d) An X.

4. What does the original use of a lowpoint then to create?
(a) The low point challenge.
(b) The low point lull.
(c) The low point silence.
(d) The low point chain.

5. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing her life in Europe before the war.
(b) When discussing his grandfather's illness.
(c) When discussing her heart condition.
(d) When discussing her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What recurring dreams did the speaker's father have?

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

3. How many heart attacks has the speaker's father suffered?

4. What does the speaker say familial communication always has to do with?

5. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

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