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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?
(a) Peter.
(b) Christian.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

2. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Fieldstone.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.

3. What does the author describe her father rinsing her with in the bathtub as a child in Chapter 1?
(a) A white plastic cup.
(b) A blue bucket.
(c) A purple metal cup.
(d) A red bucket.

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?
(a) Tim.
(b) Ed.
(c) Jack.
(d) Roger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says of her father in Chapter 1, "He used his skillful artifice not to make things, but to make things appear to be" what?

2. How far away was the author in college when her father died?

3. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

4. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?

5. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?

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