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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?
(a) A ring.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A book.

2. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?
(a) It is a Celtic cross.
(b) It is a Catholic cross.
(c) It is an obelisk.
(d) It is a star.

3. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Korean War.

4. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Mr. Darcy.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Petruchio.

5. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?
(a) 2 months prior.
(b) 2 days prior.
(c) 1 week prior.
(d) 2 weeks prior.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?

2. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?

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

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

5. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?

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