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

2. The narrator says he has never had sex with whom?
(a) Someone who loved him.
(b) Someone who did not love him.
(c) Someone from his hometown.
(d) Someone who knew his name.

3. What were the speaker and his father discussing on the phone when the silence mark was used as per his example?
(a) His father's recent job loss.
(b) His brother's upcoming wedding.
(c) His father's recent angioplasty.
(d) His own grades in college.

4. What symbol denotes the extraunxclamation point?
(a) Four exclamation points.
(b) Two upside down exclamation points.
(c) Two exclamation points.
(d) Two exclamation points, one up and one upside down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unxclamation indicate?

2. What does the silence mark signify?

3. What does the pedal point signify?

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

5. During what conversation with his father does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?

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