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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen Bechdel's maiden name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Fontana.
(c) Roth.
(d) Rogers.

2. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?
(a) Books and letters that began with "M."
(b) Cracks in the sidewalk.
(c) Newspaper articles about the war.
(d) Odd numbers and multiples of 13.

3. On what date did Oscar Wilde die?
(a) November 30, 1900.
(b) April 26, 1895.
(c) March 10, 1875.
(d) June 29, 1899.

4. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) Worried.
(b) Insistent.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Nauseated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

2. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?

3. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?

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

5. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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