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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the heroine in Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady?
(a) Emily Wharton.
(b) Marie Antoinette.
(c) Isabel Archer.
(d) Edna Waldrop.

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

3. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?
(a) James.
(b) Roger.
(c) Roy.
(d) Jack.

4. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?
(a) He was in a car accident.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He swallowed a bottle lid.
(d) He drowned.

5. When was Bruce Bechdel born?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?

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

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

4. How long before her father's death did Bechdel come out to her parents as gay?

5. Where did the author's mother study acting?

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