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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?
(a) Anaïs Nin.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Radclyffe Hall.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

2. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?
(a) Sawdust and sweat and designer cologne.
(b) Car grease and toothpaste and soap.
(c) Fish, eggs, and laundry.
(d) Laundry soap, wool, and attic dust.

3. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1962.

4. How long before her father's death did Bechdel come out to her parents as gay?
(a) 1 week earlier.
(b) 2 weeks earlier.
(c) 4 months earlier.
(d) 2 months earlier.

5. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?
(a) James Waldrop.
(b) Edgar Spency.
(c) Morris Townsend.
(d) William James.

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. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

3. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

4. What does the author describe her father rinsing her with in the bathtub as a child in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?

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