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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What ballet dancer is depicted in the panel where the author describes attending the ballet in New York in Chapter 7?
(a) Baryshnikov.
(b) Nureyev.
(c) Anna Pavlova.
(d) Nijinsky.

3. Who wrote As I Lay Dying?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) E. H. Shepard.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) E. M. Forster.

4. When was Bruce Bechdel born?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1951.

5. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Bette Davis.
(b) Donna Reed.
(c) Amanda Stewart.
(d) Martha Stewart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Lady Brett equated to be from The Sun Also Rises in Chapter 7?

3. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?

4. What vision compelled the author in the dream she describes in Chapter 5?

5. What grade does the author describe getting on her algebra test in her diary entry in Chapter 6?

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