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

2. What symbol represents the pedal point?
(a) The wavy line.
(b) The half moon.
(c) The blackened start.
(d) The square with an X in it.

3. 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 disappointing visit.
(d) A heated argument.

4. Which punctuation mark does the speaker say is the "staple of familial punctuation"(1)?
(a) The silence mark.
(b) The confusion mark.
(c) The willed silence mark.
(d) The insistent question mark.

5. What does the willed silence mark signify?
(a) Loss for words.
(b) Unintentional silence.
(c) Intentional silence.
(d) A signal to be quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?

2. Who is the author of "A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease"?

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

4. What symbol represents the willed silence mark?

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

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