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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What profession did Bruce Bechdel have other than being a teacher?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a banker.
(c) He was a funeral director.
(d) He was a professional musician.

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

4. 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) California or Oregon.
(c) New York or Massachusetts.
(d) Louisiana or Georgia.

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

6. What is the author's mother's middle name?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Augusta.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Anne.

7. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?
(a) Bright purple.
(b) Midnight blue.
(c) Canary yellow.
(d) Salmon.

8. What month was it when the author got her first period?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) March.

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

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

11. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) "Death is the Mother of Beauty."
(b) "Two Roads Diverged."
(c) "Sunday Morning."
(d) "Annabel Lee."

12. Who wrote the play The American Dream that the author's mother is seen reading in a panel in Chapter 5?
(a) Edward Albee.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) E. H. Shepard.
(d) Sam Shepard.

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

14. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?
(a) At her childhood home.
(b) At the theater.
(c) At a cemetery.
(d) At the Bullpen.

15. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?
(a) Marie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the author of Little Women?

3. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?

4. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?

5. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

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