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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom did the author's mother get angry about Bruce wanting to invite to their home in Chapter 6?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His therapist.
(c) His student.
(d) His brother.

3. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1976.

4. In Bruce Bechdel's trial, the judge agreed to dismiss the charges against him if he did what?
(a) Made a public apology.
(b) Registered as a sex offender.
(c) Moved out of the state.
(d) Completed six months of counseling.

5. Who created the illustrations for The Wind in the Willows coloring book that the author describes in Chapter 5?
(a) E. H. Shepard.
(b) Gilbet Osmond.
(c) E. M. Forster.
(d) Wallace Stevens.

6. On what street did the author grow up?
(a) Riverview Avenue.
(b) Anderson Street.
(c) Maple Avenue.
(d) Willow Street.

7. What author does Bechdel recall reading regarding her obsessive-compulsive disorder when she was a child?
(a) Dr. Spock.
(b) E. H. Shepard.
(c) Radclyffe Hall.
(d) Morris Townsend.

8. On what date did Oscar Wilde die?
(a) March 10, 1875.
(b) November 30, 1900.
(c) April 26, 1895.
(d) June 29, 1899.

9. Whose father delivered a note accusing Oscar Wilde of being a sodomite, which later led to a libel suit?
(a) Wallace Stevens's father.
(b) Morris Townsend's father.
(c) James Forster's father.
(d) Alfred Douglas's father.

10. Who is the playwright for Morning's at Seven, which the author recalls her mother rehearsing for in Chapter 5?
(a) Paul Osborn.
(b) Wallace Shawn.
(c) Gerald Kimble.
(d) Edward Albee.

11. The title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband" is an allusion to the play "An Ideal Husband" written by whom?
(a) Edward Albee.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

12. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) T. S. Elliot.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) Elsa Gidlow.
(d) E. M. Forster.

13. What is the author's mother's middle name?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Anne.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Elizabeth.

14. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) March 13, 1976.
(c) June 20, 1974.
(d) April 2, 1975.

15. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) Hadrian's Wall.
(c) The Wall of China.
(d) The Aqueduct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Beth's stepmother's name?

2. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?

3. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?

4. What was Beth's last name?

5. What was the Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?

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