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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?
(a) It is an obelisk.
(b) It is a star.
(c) It is a Catholic cross.
(d) It is a Celtic cross.

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

3. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?
(a) 12/1/75.
(b) 7/2/80.
(c) 5/3/76.
(d) 6/29/80.

4. The author compares her aesthetic to her father's in Chapter 1, saying that she was Spartan to her father's what?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Athenian.
(d) Egalitarian.

5. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?
(a) It's a Wonderful Life.
(b) Rear Window.
(c) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
(d) Vertigo.

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?

2. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?

3. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

4. How did the author's father die?

5. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?

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