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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?
(a) Radclyffe Hall.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Morris Townsend.
(d) James Joyce.

2. In one of the illustrated panels in Chapter 1, the author says, "When I grow up, my house is going to be all metal, like" what?
(a) "A silo."
(b) "A submarine."
(c) "A prison."
(d) "A spaceship."

3. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Clothing design.
(c) Historical restoration.
(d) Drinking Scotch.

4. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A bracelet.
(c) A ring.
(d) A book.

5. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?

2. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who is the "cultured, dissipated, and penniless European art collector" that the heroine marries in The Portrait of a Lady?

5. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

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