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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what children's book does the author's father's read to her in the bedtime panel in Chapter 1?
(a) James and the Giant Peach.
(b) April Rabbits.
(c) Just So Stories.
(d) Alice in Wonderland.

2. Who is the author of the novel Maurice that is alluded to in Chapter 3?
(a) Radclyffe Hall.
(b) E. M. Forster.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

3. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1798.

4. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?
(a) Miss Malaprop.
(b) Lady Bracknell.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Katherina.

5. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

2. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?

3. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?

4. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?

5. Who created the illustrations for The Wind in the Willows coloring book that the author describes in Chapter 5?

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