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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the stranger and the narrator's father arguing over in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?
(a) A parking space.
(b) Politics.
(c) A sport's game.
(d) A tip.

2. What did the man continue to yell at the speaker's father in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?
(a) Get over it, loser.
(b) Out of my way, jackass.
(c) Give it up, fucker.
(d) Go away, asshole.

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

4. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

5. How many heart attacks does the speaker say his family has "and counting" (1)?
(a) 65.
(b) 18.
(c) 41.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says he has never had sex with whom?

2. What symbol represents the pedal point?

3. What does the willed silence mark signify?

4. What punctuation is used the double question mark as its symbol?

5. What topic typically results in willed silence on the part of the speaker?

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