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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what type of conversation with his grandmother does the speaker say the silence mark most often appears?
(a) When discussing her life in Europe before the war.
(b) When discussing her children.
(c) When discussing her heart condition.
(d) When discussing his grandfather's illness.

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

3. Where was the narrator's grandmother driving him to in the example he cites of her use of the unxclamation point?
(a) School.
(b) Karate.
(c) Work.
(d) Piano lessons.

4. What does the speaker's mother suggest he may be ashamed of when discussing his relationships with girls?
(a) His jewish heritage.
(b) His family health history.
(c) His brother.
(d) The girl or his mother.

5. What was the weather like when the narrator's grandmother was driving him somewhere in the example he uses of the unxclamation point?
(a) Overcast.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the willed silence mark signify?

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

3. What does the unxclamation indicate?

4. What did the man continue to yell at the speaker's father in the example he uses of the extra exclamation point?

5. What does the narrator say he has never had with any member of his family?

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