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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When discussing the extraexclamation point, what does the speaker say he and his family never do "with any passion" (3)?
(a) Hug.
(b) Smile.
(c) Say I love you.
(d) Argue.

4. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?
(a) An exclamation point with a plus sign.
(b) Four exclamations points.
(c) Two exclamation points and two plus signs.
(d) Two exclamation points.

5. What does the silence mark signify?
(a) A moment of meditation.
(b) Quieting someone.
(c) Absence of language.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?

2. Where was the narrator's grandmother driving him to in the example he cites of her use of the unxclamation point?

3. What symbol represents the unxclamation point?

4. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?

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

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