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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the illustrations for The Wind in the Willows coloring book that the author describes in Chapter 5?
(a) Wallace Stevens.
(b) Gilbet Osmond.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) E. H. Shepard.

2. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) "Two Roads Diverged."
(b) "Death is the Mother of Beauty."
(c) "Annabel Lee."
(d) "Sunday Morning."

3. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Christian.

4. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?
(a) April 2, 1975.
(b) March 13, 1976.
(c) June 29, 1967.
(d) June 20, 1974.

5. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Literary allusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?

2. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?

3. How old was Mark Douglas Walsh when Bruce Bechdel allegedly seduced him?

4. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

5. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?

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