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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

2. What were the imaginary names that the author and her friend Beth used when they dressed in her father's clothing in Chapter 6?
(a) Elsa Gidlow and James Spader.
(b) Rocky Raccoon and Ricky Waters.
(c) Billy McKean and Bobby McCool.
(d) Jimmy Richards and Pauly Ocean.

3. On what date did the author receive a message to contact her mother immediately because her father had been killed?
(a) 7/2/80.
(b) 6/29/80.
(c) 5/3/76.
(d) 12/1/75.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?

2. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

3. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the author of Little Women?

5. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?

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