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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
(a) Norway.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) March 13, 1963.
(b) June 3, 1969.
(c) June 29, 1967.
(d) September 1, 1971.

3. What author does Bechdel recall reading regarding her obsessive-compulsive disorder when she was a child?
(a) Morris Townsend.
(b) E. H. Shepard.
(c) Dr. Spock.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

4. How did Alison Bechdel inform her parents that she was gay?
(a) By email.
(b) By letter.
(c) By phone call.
(d) By telling them in person.

5. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

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

3. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?

5. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

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