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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. 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) 8:45 a.m.
(d) 11:10 a.m.

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

3. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?
(a) Lady Bracknell.
(b) Juliet.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Lady Macbeth.

4. Over what mountains does the author describe her sunrise rising as a child in Chapter 5?
(a) Over the Scott Mountains.
(b) Over the White Mountains.
(c) Over the Bald Eagle Mountains.
(d) Over the Cascade Mountains.

5. What novel by Oscar Wilde does the author allude to with the line "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it"?
(a) De Profundis.
(b) The Picture of Dorian Gray.
(c) A House of Pomegranates.
(d) The Ballad of Reading Gaol.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many residents does the author describe in her hometown in Chapter 5?

3. How many Bechdel families were listed in the phone book in the author's home town, as accounted in Chapter 5?

4. What is the date on the police report that describes Bruce Bechdel's seduction of Mark Walsh in Chapter 6?

5. On what street did the author grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What play does the author describe her mother in rehearsals for in Chapter 6? Why is this significant?

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

5. How does the author describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

9. How did the author respond when she began menstruating in Chapter 6?

10. What symbolism can be seen in the fallen trees in Chapter 6?

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