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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Bruce Bechdel's trial did Nixon resign as President?
(a) Three days later.
(b) Two days later.
(c) Two weeks later.
(d) Five days later.

2. Who is the author of Little Women?
(a) Anaïs Nin.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Elsa Gidlow.
(d) E. M. Forster.

3. 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) Jimmy Richards and Pauly Ocean.
(b) Rocky Raccoon and Ricky Waters.
(c) Billy McKean and Bobby McCool.
(d) Elsa Gidlow and James Spader.

4. Where did Bruce Bechdel attend college?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Ohio State University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Pennsylvania State University.

5. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?
(a) A bouquet of daisies.
(b) A bouquet of lilies.
(c) A bouquet of roses.
(d) A bouquet of pansies.

6. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?
(a) Newspaper articles about the war.
(b) Books and letters that began with "M."
(c) Odd numbers and multiples of 13.
(d) Cracks in the sidewalk.

7. What play does the author describe her parents going to see at the Playhouse in Chapter 6?
(a) No Sex Please, We're British.
(b) Cowboy Mouth.
(c) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
(d) The Importance of Being Earnest.

8. What food item from her mother's play does the author describe her family eating all summer in Chapter 6?
(a) Cucumber sandwiches.
(b) Gingersnap cookies.
(c) Potato salad.
(d) Roast beef sandwiches.

9. Who wrote the play The American Dream that the author's mother is seen reading in a panel in Chapter 5?
(a) Sam Shepard.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) E. H. Shepard.
(d) Edward Albee.

10. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) At age 11.
(b) At age 5.
(c) At age 7.
(d) At age 9.

11. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?
(a) Ray Burial Vault Co.
(b) Ford Auto Parts.
(c) Jackson Paint Co.
(d) Williams Auto Repair.

12. What was the author's favorite page in the Wind in the Willows coloring book?
(a) The map.
(b) The river.
(c) The pond.
(d) The house.

13. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "A Walk in the Woods."
(b) "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death."
(c) "The Antihero's Journey."
(d) "Sunday Morning."

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

15. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?
(a) Over the Cascade Mountains.
(b) Over the White Mountains.
(c) Over the Bald Eagle Mountains.
(d) Over the Scott Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?

2. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?

3. By the end of what month does the author say her "earnest diary entries had given way to the implicit lie of the blank page" in Chapter 6?

4. What television show does the author describe as "the dumbest T.V. show in the world. Next to the Brady Bunch" in Chapter 6?

5. What color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

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