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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when her "actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began"?
(a) 13.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

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

4. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) Elsa Gidlow.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) E. M. Forster.

5. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?
(a) Nauseated.
(b) Worried.
(c) Insistent.
(d) Gregarious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beth's last name?

2. How does the author describe Joan after their meeting in Chapter 3?

3. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?

4. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

5. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?

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