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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author's favorite page in the Wind in the Willows coloring book?
(a) The pond.
(b) The house.
(c) The map.
(d) The river.

2. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?
(a) Rear Window.
(b) It's a Wonderful Life.
(c) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
(d) Vertigo.

3. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Albert Camus.
(d) James Joyce.

4. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Miss Malaprop.
(c) Lady Bracknell.
(d) Katherina.

5. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?
(a) Odd numbers and multiples of 13.
(b) Cracks in the sidewalk.
(c) Books and letters that began with "M."
(d) Newspaper articles about the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

2. Where was the author in Europe when she convinced her parents for the right to trade a tank suit for shorts at the beach?

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

4. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

5. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?

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