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

2. What novel by Oscar Wilde does the author allude to with the line "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it"?
(a) A House of Pomegranates.
(b) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
(c) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(d) De Profundis.

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

4. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?
(a) Laundry soap, wool, and attic dust.
(b) Car grease and toothpaste and soap.
(c) Sawdust and sweat and designer cologne.
(d) Fish, eggs, and laundry.

5. What month was it when the author got her first period?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet?

2. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?

3. How long after Bruce Bechdel's trial did Nixon resign as President?

4. Who is the author of Little Women?

5. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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