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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the author's mother's middle name?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Anne.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?
(a) James.
(b) Roy.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

4. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?
(a) Christopher Robin.
(b) Jiminy Cricket.
(c) Mickey Mouse.
(d) Alice.

5. Whom does the author describe Athena visiting to nudge him to find his long-lost father in Chapter 7?
(a) Zeus.
(b) Atlas.
(c) Odysseus.
(d) Telemachus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the illustrations for The Wind in the Willows coloring book that the author describes in Chapter 5?

2. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?

3. How many pages does the author describe comprising the novel Ulysses?

4. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?

5. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?

(see the answer key)

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