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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Marcel Proust.

2. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?
(a) Doll houses.
(b) Truth.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Lies.

3. What is the name of the author's brother who is a year younger than her?
(a) Christian.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Peter.

4. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?
(a) Mr. Darcy.
(b) Petruchio.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

5. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?

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

3. Who is the "smooth-talking fortune hunter" in The Heiress that the author describes in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?

5. Alison Bechdel's Fun Home is a graphic memoir that is filled with literary allusions. What book by James Joyce is alluded to with the title of Chapter 1: "Old Father, Old Artificer"?

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