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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the "cultured, dissipated, and penniless European art collector" that the heroine marries in The Portrait of a Lady?
(a) William Anderson.
(b) Morris Townsend.
(c) James Fletcher.
(d) Gilbet Osmond.

3. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?
(a) Mr. Darcy.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Petruchio.

4. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Biology.
(c) English.
(d) Drama.

5. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?

2. From what children's book does the author's father's read to her in the bedtime panel in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?

4. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

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