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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?
(a) Paul.
(b) Peter.
(c) Christian.
(d) John.

2. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Truth.
(c) Lies.
(d) Doll houses.

3. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Simile.

4. 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) Bette Davis.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Amanda Stewart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?

2. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?

3. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?

4. Who is the author of the novel Maurice that is alluded to in Chapter 3?

5. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?

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