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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the novel Maurice that is alluded to in Chapter 3?
(a) E. M. Forster.
(b) Radclyffe Hall.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

2. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?
(a) Marie Antony.
(b) Jennifer Roberts.
(c) Elsa Gidlow.
(d) Christine Roth.

3. When did President Nixon resign as a result of the Watergate scandal?
(a) March 16, 1974.
(b) August 9, 1974.
(c) September 12, 1973.
(d) June 29, 1967.

4. What profession did Bruce Bechdel have other than being a teacher?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a professional musician.
(c) He was a banker.
(d) He was a funeral director.

5. What word from Chapter 5 means self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Maudlin.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Legerdemain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when she claims her "father's secret almost surfaced" in Chapter 6?

2. The author compares her aesthetic to her father's in Chapter 1, saying that she was Spartan to her father's what?

3. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?

4. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

5. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?

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