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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?
(a) Lady Bracknell.
(b) Miss Malaprop.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Katherina.

3. 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) April Rabbits.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) James and the Giant Peach.

4. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?
(a) Sawdust and sweat and designer cologne.
(b) Fish, eggs, and laundry.
(c) Laundry soap, wool, and attic dust.
(d) Car grease and toothpaste and soap.

5. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?
(a) Roger.
(b) Tim.
(c) Jack.
(d) Ed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away was the author in college when her father died?

2. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?

3. Of her father, the author writes in Chapter 1, "... my brothers and I were free labor. Dad considered us extensions of his own body, like" what?

4. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

5. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?

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