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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bruce Bechdel go to see a psychiatrist in Chapter 6?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) New Hope.
(c) New Brunswick.
(d) Danville.

2. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
(a) Norway.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Italy.

3. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?
(a) An audition for a play.
(b) A tour guide for a museum.
(c) A journal entry.
(d) A book that he had written.

4. How old was the author when her "actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began"?
(a) 6.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. On what street did the author grow up?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Maple Avenue.
(c) Riverview Avenue.
(d) Willow Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

2. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?

3. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?

4. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?

5. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?

(see the answer key)

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