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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?
(a) A men's suit.
(b) A book.
(c) A pair of earrings.
(d) A Swiss army knife.

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

3. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?
(a) 1 week prior.
(b) 2 days prior.
(c) 2 months prior.
(d) 2 weeks prior.

4. 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) September 1, 1971.
(d) March 13, 1963.

5. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1867.

6. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He swallowed a bottle lid.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He had a heart attack.

7. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) The Maltese Falcon.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Cassablanca.

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

9. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
(c) The Tragedy of Macbeth.
(d) The Taming of the Shrew.

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

11. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
(a) Norway.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

12. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

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

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

15. Who is the author of the novel Maurice that is alluded to in Chapter 3?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over how many years does the author say her father restored their home?

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

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

4. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?

5. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?

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