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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?
(a) A Duncan Hines truck.
(b) A Borden Milk truck.
(c) A Getty Gas truck.
(d) A Sunbeam Bread truck.

2. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) September 3, 1972.
(c) June 20, 1974.
(d) March 3, 1971.

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

4. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?
(a) Louisiana or Georgia.
(b) New York or Massachusetts.
(c) Mississippi or Arkansas.
(d) California or Oregon.

5. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
(a) "Mutiny."
(b) "Poltergeists."
(c) "Violence."
(d) "Conflict."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?

2. To what religion did the author's mother ascribe?

3. How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died?

4. What was Helen Bechdel's maiden name?

5. What was Beth's stepmother's name?

(see the answer key)

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