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

2. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?
(a) Henry.
(b) Claude.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Homer.

3. How many Bechdel families were listed in the phone book in the author's home town, as accounted in Chapter 5?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 26.
(d) 3.

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

5. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?
(a) Roger.
(b) Pete.
(c) Dave.
(d) Jack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color did the author's father fill in the gypsy caravan with in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

3. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?

5. What word from Chapter 5 means self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author describe her mother discovering on an audio tape in Chapter 5?

2. How did the author overcome her obsessive-compulsive tendencies?

3. Describe the dream in the beginning of Chapter 5. What symbolism can be seen in the dream?

4. How did the author feel about rehearsing lines with her mother in Chapter 6?

5. What did the author learn about obsessive-compulsive disorder from reading Dr. Spock?

6. What does Bechdel write regarding the trial of Oscar Wilde in Chapter 6?

7. Why did Bruce Bechdel tell his daughter he was going to Danville in Chapter 6?

8. With whom did Alison Bechdel and her brothers go to stay for several days in Chapter 6? Why?

9. Why does the author go into depth regarding the geography of her hometown in Chapter 5?

10. Why does the author say that her family witnessed lots of sunrises in 1974?

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