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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?
(a) It is a Catholic cross.
(b) It is a star.
(c) It is an obelisk.
(d) It is a Celtic cross.

2. In one of the illustrated panels in Chapter 1, the author says, "When I grow up, my house is going to be all metal, like" what?
(a) "A prison."
(b) "A submarine."
(c) "A spaceship."
(d) "A silo."

3. Of her father, the author writes in Chapter 1, "... my brothers and I were free labor. Dad considered us extensions of his own body, like" what?
(a) "Precision robot arms."
(b) "Hairy fingertips."
(c) "Enslaved legs and arms."
(d) "Gilded wings."

4. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1867.

5. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?
(a) Drinking Scotch.
(b) Historical restoration.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Clothing design.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?

2. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?

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

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?

5. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?

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