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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 tip.
(b) A sport's game.
(c) Politics.
(d) A parking space.

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

3. Where was the narrator and his family during the only instance he recalls use of the extraexclamation point?
(a) His parent's house.
(b) The National Zoo parking lot.
(c) The mall parking lot.
(d) His apartment.

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

5. What symbol denotes the extraexclamation point?
(a) Four exclamations points.
(b) An exclamation point with a plus sign.
(c) Two exclamation points.
(d) Two exclamation points and two plus signs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How often does the narrator say his family uses the extraexclamation point?

3. Upon whom does the speaker often "inflict willed silences" (2)?

4. What symbol represents the willed silence mark?

5. Which punctuation mark does the speaker say is the "staple of familial punctuation"(1)?

(see the answer key)

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