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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 a Celtic cross.
(b) It is a Catholic cross.
(c) It is an obelisk.
(d) It is a star.

2. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?
(a) Ares.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Daedalus.

3. In one of the illustrated panels in Chapter 1, the author says, "When I grow up, my house is going to be all metal, like" what?
(a) "A submarine."
(b) "A spaceship."
(c) "A prison."
(d) "A silo."

4. From what children's book does the author's father's read to her in the bedtime panel in Chapter 1?
(a) April Rabbits.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) James and the Giant Peach.
(d) Just So Stories.

5. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?

2. Where did the author's mother study acting?

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

4. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?

5. How old was the author when her father died?

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