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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Helen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emily.

2. What novel by Oscar Wilde does the author allude to with the line "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it"?
(a) A House of Pomegranates.
(b) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(c) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
(d) De Profundis.

3. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1972.

4. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Korean War.

5. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?
(a) Morris Townsend.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Elsa Gidlow.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?

2. Whose father delivered a note accusing Oscar Wilde of being a sodomite, which later led to a libel suit?

3. How many residents does the author describe in her hometown in Chapter 5?

4. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?

5. What food item from her mother's play does the author describe her family eating all summer in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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