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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?
(a) "Too soon."
(b) "Perhaps."
(c) "On a day."
(d) "I think."

2. What profession did Bruce Bechdel have other than being a teacher?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a funeral director.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a professional musician.

3. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?
(a) Gerald Kimble.
(b) Edward Albee.
(c) Wallace Shawn.
(d) Paul Osborn.

4. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?
(a) At the Bullpen.
(b) At a cemetery.
(c) At her childhood home.
(d) At the theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?

2. Where did the author's mother study acting?

3. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?

4. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?

5. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?

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