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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roger.
(c) James.
(d) Roy.

2. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Amanda Stewart.
(b) Bette Davis.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Donna Reed.

3. What novel is the play The Heiress based on?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Washington Square.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) The Sun Also Rises.

4. How long before her father's death did Bechdel come out to her parents as gay?
(a) 2 weeks earlier.
(b) 1 week earlier.
(c) 4 months earlier.
(d) 2 months earlier.

5. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?

2. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?

3. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?

4. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?

5. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?

(see the answer key)

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