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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is this sentence spoken by the speaker's mother changed when the back up is used: "It pains me to think of you alone" (7).
(a) It pains me to think you will never know a child's love.
(b) It pains me to think of me without any grandchildren to love.
(c) It pains me to think you will not have anyone to take care of you in old age.
(d) It pains me to think you may never understand how much I love you.

2. What were some things the speaker's father's doctor advised him against doing due to the emotional stress these things caused him?
(a) Running or arguing with his wife.
(b) Watching Orioles games or thinking of the current administration.
(c) Driving during rush hour or answering the phone.
(d) Cooking dinner or cleaning the house.

3. What was the speaker's grandmother listening to in the car in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) An audio version of Shoah.
(b) National Public Radio.
(c) A meditation tape.
(d) Barry Manilow.

4. Which of his family members does the speaker say he loved more than he loved himself?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final conversation in the story, what is Jonathan's response to his father's {I love you}?

2. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?

3. What is the purpose of the backup?

4. Which symbol represents the corroboration mark?

5. What shape symbolizes the silence mark?

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