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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Helen Bechdel's maiden name?
(a) Roth.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Fontana.
(d) Smith.

2. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) June 20, 1974.
(c) March 3, 1971.
(d) September 3, 1972.

4. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

5. How did Alison Bechdel inform her parents that she was gay?
(a) By phone call.
(b) By email.
(c) By telling them in person.
(d) By letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?

2. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?

3. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet?

4. What theatrical musical does the author describe seeing in New York in 1976?

5. Who is the focus of the first three chapters of the novel Ulysses?

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