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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. Who authored the novel Orlando: A Biography?
(a) Elsa Gidlow.
(b) Anaïs Nin.
(c) James Fletcher.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

3. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?
(a) "Sunday Morning."
(b) "Odysseus."
(c) "Two Roads Diverged."
(d) "A Nail in the Coffin."

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

5. Who is the author of Little Women?
(a) Elsa Gidlow.
(b) Anaïs Nin.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) Louisa May Alcott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

2. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

3. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?

4. Who was the professor that taught the class on Ulysses taken by the author?

5. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?

(see the answer key)

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