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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

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

3. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 12.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

4. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?
(a) A Duncan Hines truck.
(b) A Borden Milk truck.
(c) A Sunbeam Bread truck.
(d) A Getty Gas truck.

5. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?
(a) A book.
(b) A Swiss army knife.
(c) A pair of earrings.
(d) A men's suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?

2. The author says of her father in Chapter 1, "He used his skillful artifice not to make things, but to make things appear to be" what?

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

4. How did Alison Bechdel inform her parents that she was gay?

5. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?

(see the answer key)

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