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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) "Annabel Lee."
(b) "Two Roads Diverged."
(c) "Death is the Mother of Beauty."
(d) "Sunday Morning."

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 prison."
(b) "A submarine."
(c) "A silo."
(d) "A spaceship."

3. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
(a) "Poltergeists."
(b) "Violence."
(c) "Mutiny."
(d) "Conflict."

4. Who wrote the play The American Dream that the author's mother is seen reading in a panel in Chapter 5?
(a) E. H. Shepard.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) Edward Albee.
(d) Sam Shepard.

5. What food item from her mother's play does the author describe her family eating all summer in Chapter 6?
(a) Potato salad.
(b) Roast beef sandwiches.
(c) Gingersnap cookies.
(d) Cucumber sandwiches.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?

2. How old was the author when her "actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began"?

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

4. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?

5. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?

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