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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 film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) Cassablanca.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

2. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?
(a) Imperialism.
(b) Legerdemain.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Antagonism.

3. How old was the author when her father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

4. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?
(a) Drinking Scotch.
(b) Clothing design.
(c) Historical restoration.
(d) Cooking.

5. How did the author's father die?
(a) He was shot on a hunting trip.
(b) He hung himself.
(c) He was hit by a truck.
(d) He drowned in a river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?

2. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?

3. What novel is the play The Heiress based on?

4. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?

5. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her "coming out" to her parents in Chapter 3?

2. How does the author describe her father's love of gardening in Chapter 4?

3. How does the author describe her father's profession and obsessions in Chapter 1?

4. How would you describe the language style of Fun Home?

5. How does the author describe Joan in Chapter 3?

6. What literary allusion is tied to lilacs in Chapter 4?

7. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?

8. What does the title of Chapter 3, "That Old Catastrophe" allude to? Why is this significant?

9. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?

10. How does the author describe her family's trip to Europe in Chapter 3?

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