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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Morris Townsend.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

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

4. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?
(a) A Getty Gas truck.
(b) A Sunbeam Bread truck.
(c) A Duncan Hines truck.
(d) A Borden Milk truck.

5. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "cultured, dissipated, and penniless European art collector" that the heroine marries in The Portrait of a Lady?

2. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?

3. Where did the author's mother study acting?

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

5. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?

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