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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband" is an allusion to the play "An Ideal Husband" written by whom?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Radclyffe Hall.
(c) Edward Albee.
(d) James Joyce.

2. On what street did the author grow up?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Maple Avenue.
(c) Willow Street.
(d) Riverview Avenue.

3. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?
(a) Interstate 80.
(b) Interstate 101.
(c) Interstate 67.
(d) Interstate 150.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe putting deadlines for on her wall calendar at the end of Chapter 5?

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

3. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?

4. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

5. What was Beth's last name?

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