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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author compares her aesthetic to her father's in Chapter 1, saying that she was Spartan to her father's what?
(a) Egalitarian.
(b) Athenian.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Egyptian.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?

3. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?

4. Where did the author's mother study acting?

5. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?

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