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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 name of Bruce Bechdel's father?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Homer.
(c) Claude.
(d) Henry.

2. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?
(a) Mickey Mouse.
(b) Alice.
(c) Jiminy Cricket.
(d) Christopher Robin.

3. What term from Chapter 7 refers to a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction?
(a) Roman à clef.
(b) Epistolary novel.
(c) Novella.
(d) Nonfiction fiction.

4. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) The Aqueduct.
(c) Hadrian's Wall.
(d) The Wall of China.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does the author describe her father's hearing in Chapter 6?

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

3. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?

4. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?

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

(see the answer key)

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