2. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Edgar Allan Poe.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

3. 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.

4. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) Route 150.
(c) Route 80.
(d) His mother's house.

5. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?
(a) "Homeric Games."
(b) "Icarian Games."
(c) "Epicurian Games."
(d) "Daedalus Games."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died?

3. What novel is the play The Heiress based on?

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

5. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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