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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?
(a) Jonathan Swift.
(b) Jonathan Sears.
(c) Jonathan Safran Foer.
(d) Jonathan Franzen.

2. What did the speaker's father say to his children after the argument with the stranger as he held his hand to his heart?
(a) Don't be a whimp like your old man.
(b) It's never, ever worth it.
(c) That guy was a jerk.
(d) I should have stood up to him.

3. How often does the narrator say his family uses the extraexclamation point?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Never.
(c) At every holiday.
(d) Almost daily.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the speaker's grandmother say to him in his example of the unxclamation point?

2. What does the willed silence mark signify?

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

4. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?

5. What were the stranger and the narrator's father arguing over in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?

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