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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?
(a) It was blue with stripes.
(b) It was solid red.
(c) It was pink with flowers.
(d) It was green and white dots.

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?
(a) Legerdemain.
(b) Antagonism.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Imperialism.

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

5. 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) Literary allusion.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?

2. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?

3. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

4. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?

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

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