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Alison Bechdel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Fun Home Test | Final Test - Medium

Alison Bechdel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. On what date did Oscar Wilde face trial for sodomy and gross indecency?
(a) May 12, 1888.
(b) June 29, 1899.
(c) April 26, 1895.
(d) March 10, 1875.

2. The author writes in Chapter 6, "It's said that homes with pubescent children in them are more prone to" what?
(a) "Violence."
(b) "Conflict."
(c) "Mutiny."
(d) "Poltergeists."

3. Whom did the author's mother get angry about Bruce wanting to invite to their home in Chapter 6?
(a) His therapist.
(b) His student.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

4. Who wrote Alison Bechdel's mother's favorite poem?
(a) Wallace Stevens.
(b) E. M. Forster.
(c) T. S. Elliot.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

5. At what age does Bechdel describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?
(a) At age 9.
(b) At age 7.
(c) At age 11.
(d) At age 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What television show does the author describe as "the dumbest T.V. show in the world. Next to the Brady Bunch" in Chapter 6?

3. What phrase began creeping into the author's journal entries in April, according to Bechdel in Chapter 5?

4. On what street did the author grow up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is described in the police report that the author illustrates in Chapter 6?

6. What is the significance of the locusts that the author describes in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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