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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?
(a) Edward Albee.
(b) Paul Osborn.
(c) Gerald Kimble.
(d) Wallace Shawn.

2. How did Alison Bechdel inform her parents that she was gay?
(a) By phone call.
(b) By email.
(c) By telling them in person.
(d) By letter.

3. What novel is the play The Heiress based on?
(a) The Sun Also Rises.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) Washington Square.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

4. What were the imaginary names that the author and her friend Beth used when they dressed in her father's clothing in Chapter 6?
(a) Billy McKean and Bobby McCool.
(b) Rocky Raccoon and Ricky Waters.
(c) Jimmy Richards and Pauly Ocean.
(d) Elsa Gidlow and James Spader.

5. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?
(a) A book.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A ring.
(d) A bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?

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

3. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?

4. How long after Bruce Bechdel's trial did Nixon resign as President?

5. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?

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