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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?
(a) Christine Roth.
(b) Jennifer Roberts.
(c) Marie Antony.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

2. What novel by Oscar Wilde does the author allude to with the line "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it"?
(a) De Profundis.
(b) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
(c) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(d) A House of Pomegranates.

3. How many pages left to go in Ulysses did the author have to read by the time the January term ended?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 20.
(d) 200.

4. What "lesbian-feminist singer" is described as having a concert in Chapter 7?
(a) Mary Scott.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Cris Williamson.
(d) Louisa May Alcott.

5. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Lady Bracknell.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Lady Macbeth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?

3. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?

4. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?

5. The title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband" is an allusion to the play "An Ideal Husband" written by whom?

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