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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?
(a) Tim.
(b) Ed.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

3. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?
(a) At her childhood home.
(b) At a cemetery.
(c) At the Bullpen.
(d) At the theater.

4. Whom did the author's mother get angry about Bruce wanting to invite to their home in Chapter 6?
(a) His student.
(b) His brother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His therapist.

5. Who is the author of Little Women?
(a) E. M. Forster.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Anaïs Nin.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

Short Answer Questions

1. The title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband" is an allusion to the play "An Ideal Husband" written by whom?

2. What profession did Bruce Bechdel have other than being a teacher?

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

4. What word from Chapter 5 means self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness?

5. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?

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