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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?
(a) 12:45 p.m.
(b) 11:10 a.m.
(c) 8:45 a.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

2. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) Cassablanca.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

3. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?
(a) Interstate 67.
(b) Interstate 101.
(c) Interstate 150.
(d) Interstate 80.

4. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "Sunday Morning."
(b) "The Antihero's Journey."
(c) "A Walk in the Woods."
(d) "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death."

5. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?
(a) He had a heart attack.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He swallowed a bottle lid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

2. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

3. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?

4. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?

5. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?

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