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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1975.

3. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Albert Camus.
(d) James Joyce.

4. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?
(a) William James.
(b) Edgar Spency.
(c) Morris Townsend.
(d) James Waldrop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Bruce Bechdel's trial, the judge agreed to dismiss the charges against him if he did what?

2. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?

3. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

4. What magazine did the author's mother give her for her 14th birthday?

5. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?

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