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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What grade does the author describe getting on her algebra test in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) 98.
(b) 69.
(c) 58.
(d) 77.

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

3. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) J. R. R. Tolkien.
(b) Anaïs Nin.
(c) E. H. Shepard.
(d) E. M. Forster.

4. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?
(a) March 3, 1971.
(b) June 20, 1974.
(c) June 29, 1967.
(d) September 3, 1972.

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

6. What television show does the author describe as "the dumbest T.V. show in the world. Next to the Brady Bunch" in Chapter 6?
(a) Mork and Mindy.
(b) The Jeffersons.
(c) All in the Family.
(d) Sonny and Cher.

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

8. What color did the author's father fill in the gypsy caravan with in the coloring book in Chapter 5?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

9. What was Beth's stepmother's name?
(a) Helen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Emily.

10. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?
(a) California or Oregon.
(b) New York or Massachusetts.
(c) Louisiana or Georgia.
(d) Mississippi or Arkansas.

11. Where does the author describe dreaming about being with her father two nights before he died in Chapter 5?
(a) At the Bullpen.
(b) At a cemetery.
(c) At the theater.
(d) At her childhood home.

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

13. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?
(a) A phrase.
(b) A gap.
(c) A book.
(d) A leap.

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

15. On what date did Oscar Wilde face trial for sodomy and gross indecency?
(a) April 26, 1895.
(b) March 10, 1875.
(c) June 29, 1899.
(d) May 12, 1888.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interstate does the author describe having been blasted through the ridge beyond hers in Chapter 5?

2. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?

3. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?

4. What does the author describe putting deadlines for on her wall calendar at the end of Chapter 5?

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

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