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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vision compelled the author in the dream she describes in Chapter 5?
(a) A snake.
(b) A robin.
(c) A sunset.
(d) An eagle.

2. 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) James Forster's father.
(c) Alfred Douglas's father.
(d) Morris Townsend's father.

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

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

5. What word from Chapter 5 means self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness?
(a) Maudlin.
(b) Antagonistic.
(c) Legerdemain.
(d) Gregarious.

6. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?
(a) "On a day."
(b) "Too soon."
(c) "Perhaps."
(d) "I think."

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

8. 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.

9. At what time of the day does Bruce Bechdel's obituary cite him as dying?
(a) 9:30 p.m.
(b) 12:45 p.m.
(c) 11:10 a.m.
(d) 8:45 a.m.

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

11. Where did Bruce Bechdel go to see a psychiatrist in Chapter 6?
(a) Danville.
(b) Wilmington.
(c) New Hope.
(d) New Brunswick.

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

13. What month was it when the author finally told her mother that she'd started her period?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

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

15. On what day does the author describe her father's hearing in Chapter 6?
(a) September 4.
(b) June 14.
(c) May 12.
(d) August 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when her "actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began"?

2. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?

3. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?

4. What were the imaginary names that the author and her friend Beth used when they dressed in her father's clothing in Chapter 6?

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

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