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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

2. How far away was the author in college when her father died?
(a) 10 hours away.
(b) 4 hours away.
(c) 2 hours away.
(d) 5 hours away.

3. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) September 1, 1971.
(c) March 13, 1963.
(d) June 3, 1969.

4. When was Bruce Bechdel born?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1936.

5. The author compares her aesthetic to her father's in Chapter 1, saying that she was Spartan to her father's what?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Athenian.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Egalitarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?

2. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?

3. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?

4. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?

5. How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died?

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