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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when her father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

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

3. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1975.

4. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Albert Camus.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) March 13, 1963.
(b) September 1, 1971.
(c) June 3, 1969.
(d) June 29, 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of her father, the author writes in Chapter 1, "... my brothers and I were free labor. Dad considered us extensions of his own body, like" what?

2. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?

3. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?

4. 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?

5. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

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