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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word from Chapter 5 means resembling sunlight?
(a) Maudlin.
(b) Crepuscular.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Legerdemain.
2. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.
3. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
(a) "Violence."
(b) "Poltergeists."
(c) "Conflict."
(d) "Mutiny."
4. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?
(a) Hadrian's Wall.
(b) The Wall of China.
(c) The Panama Canal.
(d) The Aqueduct.
5. What term from Chapter 5 refers to a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet?
(a) Saint Vitus Dance.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cerebral palsy.
(d) Tuberculosis.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?
2. What is the author's mother's middle name?
3. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?
4. How old was the author when she claims her "father's secret almost surfaced" in Chapter 6?
5. On what date did Bruce Bechdel complete his required counseling after his trial?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the dream in the beginning of Chapter 5. What symbolism can be seen in the dream?
2. How does the author describe the changes in her diary in Chapter 6?
3. What symbolism can be seen in the fallen trees in Chapter 6?
4. Why does the author say that her family witnessed lots of sunrises in 1974?
5. What play does the author describe her mother in rehearsals for in Chapter 6? Why is this significant?
6. How did the author respond when she began menstruating in Chapter 6?
7. When did Alison Bechdel's obsessive-compulsive tendencies begin to appear? What did they entail?
8. What is alluded to in the title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband"?
9. What does the title of Chapter 5, "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death" allude to?
10. What is described in the police report that the author illustrates in Chapter 6?
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