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

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) School.
(c) Karate.
(d) Piano lessons.

2. What does the willed silence mark signify?
(a) A signal to be quiet.
(b) Loss for words.
(c) Intentional silence.
(d) Unintentional silence.

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

4. What symbol represents the pedal point?
(a) The square with an X in it.
(b) The wavy line.
(c) The blackened start.
(d) The half moon.

5. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Overcast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?

2. What does the unxclamation indicate?

3. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?

4. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?

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

(see the answer key)

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