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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Donna Reed.
(b) Amanda Stewart.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Bette Davis.

2. How far away was the author in college when her father died?
(a) 4 hours away.
(b) 10 hours away.
(c) 2 hours away.
(d) 5 hours away.

3. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1991.

4. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Fieldstone.
(d) Granite.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?

3. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?

4. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?

5. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

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