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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe her father rinsing her with in the bathtub as a child in Chapter 1?
(a) A red bucket.
(b) A blue bucket.
(c) A purple metal cup.
(d) A white plastic cup.

2. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
(a) Amanda Stewart.
(b) Donna Reed.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Bette Davis.

3. When was Bruce Bechdel born?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1936.

4. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?
(a) It was green and white dots.
(b) It was pink with flowers.
(c) It was solid red.
(d) It was blue with stripes.

5. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?
(a) Route 80.
(b) The funeral home.
(c) His mother's house.
(d) Route 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. In one of the illustrated panels in Chapter 1, the author says, "When I grow up, my house is going to be all metal, like" what?

2. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?

3. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?

4. 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"?

5. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?

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