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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the end of what month does the author say her "earnest diary entries had given way to the implicit lie of the blank page" in Chapter 6?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) March.

2. Whose father delivered a note accusing Oscar Wilde of being a sodomite, which later led to a libel suit?
(a) Wallace Stevens's father.
(b) James Forster's father.
(c) Alfred Douglas's father.
(d) Morris Townsend's father.

3. In Bruce Bechdel's trial, the judge agreed to dismiss the charges against him if he did what?
(a) Moved out of the state.
(b) Registered as a sex offender.
(c) Made a public apology.
(d) Completed six months of counseling.

4. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?
(a) "I think."
(b) "On a day."
(c) "Perhaps."
(d) "Too soon."

5. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?
(a) A book.
(b) A leap.
(c) A phrase.
(d) A gap.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?

2. Who is the author of Little Women?

3. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?

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