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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 says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Bette Davis.
(b) Martha Stewart.
(c) Amanda Stewart.
(d) Donna Reed.

2. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Nauseated.
(c) Insistent.
(d) Worried.

3. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?
(a) Marcel Proust.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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

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) "Icarian Games."
(b) "Homeric Games."
(c) "Epicurian Games."
(d) "Daedalus Games."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?

4. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?

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

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