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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 childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?
(a) Christopher Robin.
(b) Mickey Mouse.
(c) Jiminy Cricket.
(d) Alice.

2. What gift did the author's mother give to Joan immediately after Bruce's funeral?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A ring.
(c) A bracelet.
(d) A book.

3. What is the name of the author's youngest brother?
(a) Christian.
(b) Paul.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

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

5. 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?
(a) "A submarine."
(b) "A spaceship."
(c) "A silo."
(d) "A prison."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bruce Bechdel marry his wife?

2. What novel is the play The Heiress based on?

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. The author says in Chapter 3, "Dad was passionate about many writers, but he had a particular reverence for" whom?

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

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