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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) At age 11.
(b) At age 5.
(c) At age 7.
(d) At age 9.

2. What skillful craftsman and artist from Greek mythology does the author compare her father to in Chapter 1?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Daedalus.
(c) Apollo.
(d) Ares.

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

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

5. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?
(a) New Hope, PA.
(b) Beech Creek, PA.
(c) Mapleton, MA.
(d) Brigdon, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?

2. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?

3. Where was the author in Europe when she convinced her parents for the right to trade a tank suit for shorts at the beach?

4. How old was the author when her father died?

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

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