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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 the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jack.
(c) Roger.
(d) Dave.

2. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

3. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?
(a) John.
(b) Peter.
(c) Paul.
(d) Christian.

4. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Granite.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Fieldstone.
(d) Marble.

5. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) E. M. Forster.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?

3. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?

4. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

5. How did the author's father die?

(see the answer key)

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