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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Bruce Bechdel go to see a psychiatrist in Chapter 6?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) Danville.
(c) New Hope.
(d) New Brunswick.

3. Who wrote the novel Ulysses?
(a) E. H. Shepard.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) James Joyce.

4. How does the author describe Joan after their meeting in Chapter 3?
(a) "Joan was a musician and a short-story writer."
(b) "Joan was a poet and a 'matriarchist.'"
(c) "Joan was a mechanic and a laborer."
(d) "Joan was an academic and an intellectual."

5. How many pages does the author describe comprising the novel Ulysses?
(a) 357.
(b) 259.
(c) 768.
(d) 456.

Short Answer Questions

1. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?

2. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?

3. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?

4. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?

5. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

(see the answer key)

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