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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe putting deadlines for on her wall calendar at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Talking to her parents.
(b) Abandoning obsessions.
(c) Completing school assignments.
(d) Writing in her journal.

2. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) E. M. Forster.
(b) E. H. Shepard.
(c) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(d) Anaïs Nin.

3. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?
(a) Mississippi or Arkansas.
(b) New York or Massachusetts.
(c) Louisiana or Georgia.
(d) California or Oregon.

4. What grade does the author describe getting on her algebra test in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) 98.
(b) 69.
(c) 77.
(d) 58.

5. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet?
(a) Saint Vitus Dance.
(b) Cerebral palsy.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy.

6. What was Beth's stepmother's name?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Helen.

7. Who is the author of Little Women?
(a) Elsa Gidlow.
(b) Anaïs Nin.
(c) Louisa May Alcott.
(d) E. M. Forster.

8. How old was Mark Douglas Walsh when Bruce Bechdel allegedly seduced him?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 19.

9. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?
(a) A bouquet of lilies.
(b) A bouquet of roses.
(c) A bouquet of pansies.
(d) A bouquet of daisies.

10. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?
(a) April 2, 1975.
(b) June 20, 1974.
(c) June 29, 1967.
(d) March 13, 1976.

11. On what date did Oscar Wilde face trial for sodomy and gross indecency?
(a) May 12, 1888.
(b) April 26, 1895.
(c) March 10, 1875.
(d) June 29, 1899.

12. 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) Mork and Mindy.
(c) All in the Family.
(d) Sonny and Cher.

13. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?
(a) Ray Burial Vault Co.
(b) Williams Auto Repair.
(c) Jackson Paint Co.
(d) Ford Auto Parts.

14. How old was the author when she claims her "father's secret almost surfaced" in Chapter 6?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

15. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?
(a) June 20, 1974.
(b) March 3, 1971.
(c) September 3, 1972.
(d) June 29, 1967.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the imaginary names that the author and her friend Beth used when they dressed in her father's clothing in Chapter 6?

3. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

4. What month was it when the author finally told her mother that she'd started her period?

5. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?

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