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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?
(a) Marcel Proust.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

3. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?
(a) "Homeric Games."
(b) "Daedalus Games."
(c) "Icarian Games."
(d) "Epicurian Games."

4. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Antagonism.
(c) Legerdemain.
(d) Imperialism.

5. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?

2. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?

3. How long before her father's death did Bechdel come out to her parents as gay?

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

5. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?

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