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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?
(a) Doll houses.
(b) Truth.
(c) Lies.
(d) Flowers.

2. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?
(a) 15.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 12.

3. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Donna Reed.
(b) Amanda Stewart.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Bette Davis.

4. Where did the author's mother study acting?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) New York City.
(c) Miami.
(d) Ottawa.

5. 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) "Enslaved legs and arms."
(b) "Precision robot arms."
(c) "Gilded wings."
(d) "Hairy fingertips."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?

2. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?

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

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

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

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