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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

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

4. What month was it when the author got her first period?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

5. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
(a) "Mutiny."
(b) "Poltergeists."
(c) "Violence."
(d) "Conflict."

Short Answer Questions

1. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?

2. By the end of what month does the author say her "earnest diary entries had given way to the implicit lie of the blank page" in Chapter 6?

3. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?

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

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

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