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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 was the name of Bruce Bechdel's mother?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Helen.
(c) Dorothy.
(d) Marie.
2. How frequently do locusts appear and swarm?
(a) Every 17 years.
(b) Every 7 years.
(c) Every 12 years.
(d) Every 10 years.
3. How long after Bruce Bechdel's trial did Nixon resign as President?
(a) Five days later.
(b) Two days later.
(c) Three days later.
(d) Two weeks later.
4. What author does Bechdel describe having died in her diary entry in Chapter 6?
(a) E. H. Shepard.
(b) E. M. Forster.
(c) Anaïs Nin.
(d) J. R. R. Tolkien.
5. How many Bechdel families were listed in the phone book in the author's home town, as accounted in Chapter 5?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 12.
(d) 26.
Short Answer Questions
1. By the end of what month does the author say her "earnest diary entries had given way to the implicit lie of the blank page" in Chapter 6?
2. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
3. What role does the author describe her mother playing in The Importance of Being Earnest in Chapter 6?
4. What does the word "lacuna" mean as used in Chapter 6?
5. What is the author's mother's middle name?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bechdel describe her mother's talents in Chapter 5?
2. What symbolism can be seen in the fallen trees in Chapter 6?
3. How did the author respond when she began menstruating in Chapter 6?
4. What is revealed of Bruce Bechdel's obituary in Chapter 5?
5. Describe the dream in the beginning of Chapter 5. What symbolism can be seen in the dream?
6. How did the author overcome her obsessive-compulsive tendencies?
7. Why does the author say that her family witnessed lots of sunrises in 1974?
8. What does the author describe her mother discovering on an audio tape in Chapter 5?
9. What did the author learn about obsessive-compulsive disorder from reading Dr. Spock?
10. When did Alison Bechdel's obsessive-compulsive tendencies begin to appear? What did they entail?
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