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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. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?
(a) Ford Auto Parts.
(b) Jackson Paint Co.
(c) Ray Burial Vault Co.
(d) Williams Auto Repair.

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

3. When did President Nixon resign as a result of the Watergate scandal?
(a) June 29, 1967.
(b) August 9, 1974.
(c) September 12, 1973.
(d) March 16, 1974.

4. What was Helen Bechdel's maiden name?
(a) Rogers.
(b) Fontana.
(c) Roth.
(d) Smith.

5. 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) Completed six months of counseling.
(d) Moved out of the state.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of 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. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?

5. What grade does the author describe getting on her algebra test in her diary entry in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impacts of her parents' "creative solitude" does the author describe in Chapter 5?

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

3. How does the author describe the changes in her diary in Chapter 6?

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

5. What is revealed of Bruce Bechdel's obituary in Chapter 5?

6. How does Bechdel describe the political atmosphere when she was 13 in Chapter 6?

7. What is alluded to in the title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband"?

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

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

10. How does Bechdel describe her mother's talents in Chapter 5?

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