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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was the author when she claims her "father's secret almost surfaced" in Chapter 6?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

3. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?
(a) Elsa Gidlow.
(b) Marie Antony.
(c) Christine Roth.
(d) Jennifer Roberts.

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

5. Whose father delivered a note accusing Oscar Wilde of being a sodomite, which later led to a libel suit?
(a) James Forster's father.
(b) Wallace Stevens's father.
(c) Alfred Douglas's father.
(d) Morris Townsend's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the imaginary names that the author and her friend Beth used when they dressed in her father's clothing in Chapter 6?

2. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?

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

4. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?

5. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

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