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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?
(a) The Tragedy of Macbeth.
(b) The Taming of the Shrew.
(c) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
(d) All's Well that Ends Well.

2. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

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

4. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?
(a) Newspaper articles about the war.
(b) Books and letters that began with "M."
(c) Odd numbers and multiples of 13.
(d) Cracks in the sidewalk.

5. What play does the author describe her parents going to see at the Playhouse in Chapter 6?
(a) No Sex Please, We're British.
(b) The Importance of Being Earnest.
(c) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
(d) Cowboy Mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

2. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?

3. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?

4. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?

5. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?

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