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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1975.

2. How many pages does the author describe comprising the novel Ulysses?
(a) 259.
(b) 357.
(c) 768.
(d) 456.

3. How old was the author when she claims her "father's secret almost surfaced" in Chapter 6?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) "Two Roads Diverged."
(b) "Annabel Lee."
(c) "Sunday Morning."
(d) "Death is the Mother of Beauty."

5. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?

2. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?

3. Who is the author of Catcher in the Rye?

4. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?

5. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?

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