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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?
(a) 2 days prior.
(b) 2 months prior.
(c) 1 week prior.
(d) 2 weeks prior.

2. How many residents does the author describe in her hometown in Chapter 5?
(a) 800.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,000.

3. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) March 13, 1963.
(c) June 3, 1969.
(d) September 1, 1971.

4. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the author when her "actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began"?

3. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

4. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?

5. How did the author's father die?

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