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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How frequently do locusts appear and swarm?
(a) Every 7 years.
(b) Every 17 years.
(c) Every 12 years.
(d) Every 10 years.

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

3. What word from Chapter 5 means resembling sunlight?
(a) Maudlin.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Legerdemain.
(d) Crepuscular.

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

5. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?
(a) Marie Antony.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Christine Roth.
(d) Jennifer Roberts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?

2. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?

3. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?

4. What food item from her mother's play does the author describe her family eating all summer in Chapter 6?

5. What vision compelled the author in the dream she describes in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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