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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?
(a) Interstate 101.
(b) Interstate 80.
(c) Interstate 67.
(d) Interstate 150.

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

3. On what date did Oscar Wilde die?
(a) November 30, 1900.
(b) March 10, 1875.
(c) June 29, 1899.
(d) April 26, 1895.

4. On what day does the author describe her father's hearing in Chapter 6?
(a) June 14.
(b) August 6.
(c) September 4.
(d) May 12.

5. How many Bechdel families were listed in the phone book in the author's home town, as accounted in Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 26.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of what month does the author say her "earnest diary entries had given way to the implicit lie of the blank page" in Chapter 6?

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

3. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?

4. What was Beth's last name?

5. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

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