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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What vision compelled the author in the dream she describes in Chapter 5?
(a) A robin.
(b) A snake.
(c) A sunset.
(d) An eagle.

3. How far away was the author in college when her father died?
(a) 10 hours away.
(b) 5 hours away.
(c) 4 hours away.
(d) 2 hours away.

4. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?
(a) 12:45 p.m.
(b) 9:30 p.m.
(c) 8:45 a.m.
(d) 11:10 a.m.

5. What was the author's favorite page in the Wind in the Willows coloring book?
(a) The pond.
(b) The map.
(c) The house.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?

2. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?

3. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

4. Where did Bruce Bechdel attend college?

5. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?

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