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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what religion did the author's mother ascribe?
(a) Christian Scientist.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Catholicism.

2. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Elsa Gidlow.
(c) Anaïs Nin.
(d) Radclyffe Hall.

3. What play were Bruce Bechdel and his wife performing in when they met?
(a) The Taming of the Shrew.
(b) All's Well that Ends Well.
(c) The Tragedy of Macbeth.
(d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

4. Who is the author of the novel Maurice that is alluded to in Chapter 3?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Radclyffe Hall.
(d) E. M. Forster.

5. How did Alison Bechdel inform her parents that she was gay?
(a) By telling them in person.
(b) By phone call.
(c) By email.
(d) By letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?

3. How far away was the author in college when her father died?

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

5. Why did the author complain about the wallpaper her father chose for her room in Chapter 1?

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