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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The title of Chapter 3, ""That Old Catastrophe," is an allusion to what poem by Wallace Stevens?
(a) "A Nail in the Coffin."
(b) "Two Roads Diverged."
(c) "Odysseus."
(d) "Sunday Morning."

2. What did Bruce Bechdel teach?
(a) Calculus.
(b) English.
(c) Drama.
(d) Biology.

3. Where did the author's mother study acting?
(a) New Brunswick.
(b) Ottawa.
(c) Miami.
(d) New York City.

4. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?
(a) Ed.
(b) Jack.
(c) Tim.
(d) Roger.

5. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Fieldstone.
(c) Granite.
(d) Bronze.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what religion did the author's mother ascribe?

2. The author compares her aesthetic to her father's in Chapter 1, saying that she was Spartan to her father's what?

3. 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"?

4. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?

5. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?

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