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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Lady Macbeth.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Lady Bracknell.

2. What was Helen Bechdel's maiden name?
(a) Roth.
(b) Fontana.
(c) Rogers.
(d) Smith.

3. How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died?
(a) 35.
(b) 51.
(c) 44.
(d) 49.

4. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) E. H. Shepard.
(b) Anaïs Nin.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) J. R. R. Tolkien.

5. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?
(a) 9:30 p.m.
(b) 8:45 a.m.
(c) 11:10 a.m.
(d) 12:45 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?

3. What was Beth's last name?

4. Whom did the author's mother get angry about Bruce wanting to invite to their home in Chapter 6?

5. How does the author describe Joan after their meeting in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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