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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "Sunday Morning."
(b) "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death."
(c) "A Walk in the Woods."
(d) "The Antihero's Journey."

2. Where was the author in Europe when she convinced her parents for the right to trade a tank suit for shorts at the beach?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

3. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

4. On what street did the author grow up?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Maple Avenue.
(c) Willow Street.
(d) Riverview Avenue.

5. What television show does the author describe as "the dumbest T.V. show in the world. Next to the Brady Bunch" in Chapter 6?
(a) The Jeffersons.
(b) All in the Family.
(c) Mork and Mindy.
(d) Sonny and Cher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?

2. What slang term is used in Chapter 7 to describe "guys who prey on young boys"?

3. What profession did Bruce Bechdel have other than being a teacher?

4. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?

5. What was Beth's last name?

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