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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) Wallace Stevens.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) E. M. Forster.

2. Where did the author's mother study acting?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) Ottawa.
(c) New York City.
(d) Miami.

3. What is the name of the autobiography that the author describes her father giving to her in Chapter 7?
(a) The Road.
(b) The Long Journey.
(c) Wandering Alone.
(d) Earthly Paradise.

4. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?
(a) Jackson Paint Co.
(b) Williams Auto Repair.
(c) Ray Burial Vault Co.
(d) Ford Auto Parts.

5. How does the author describe Joan after their meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) "Joan was a mechanic and a laborer."
(b) "Joan was a poet and a 'matriarchist.'"
(c) "Joan was a musician and a short-story writer."
(d) "Joan was an academic and an intellectual."

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?

2. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?

3. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?

4. What does the author describe her father rinsing her with in the bathtub as a child in Chapter 1?

5. What term from Chapter 7 refers to a novel about real life, overlaid with a façade of fiction?

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