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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?
(a) Calculus.
(b) English.
(c) Drama.
(d) Biology.

5. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?
(a) Christian.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what religion did the author's mother ascribe?

4. 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?

5. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?

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