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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the author in Europe when she convinced her parents for the right to trade a tank suit for shorts at the beach?
(a) London.
(b) Cannes.
(c) Paris.
(d) Amsterdam.

2. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?
(a) Paul.
(b) John.
(c) Christian.
(d) Peter.

3. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?
(a) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

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

5. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?
(a) Route 80.
(b) The funeral home.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Route 150.

6. What is the date printed on the passport photo from the author's trip to Europe with her family in Chapter 3?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) June 3, 1969.
(c) March 13, 1963.
(d) September 1, 1971.

7. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

8. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?
(a) Drama.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Biology.
(d) English.

9. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?
(a) Lies.
(b) Doll houses.
(c) Truth.
(d) Flowers.

10. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?
(a) Helen.
(b) Emily.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Sarah.

11. How old was the author when her father died?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

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

13. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?
(a) Jack.
(b) James.
(c) Roy.
(d) Roger.

14. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?
(a) It was blue with stripes.
(b) It was pink with flowers.
(c) It was green and white dots.
(d) It was solid red.

15. In what role was the author's mother performing in the play when she met her husband?
(a) Miss Malaprop.
(b) Katherina.
(c) Lady Bracknell.
(d) Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what children's book does the author's father's read to her in the bedtime panel in Chapter 1?

2. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?

3. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?

4. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?

5. How far away was the author in college when her father died?

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