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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did Oscar Wilde die?
(a) June 29, 1899.
(b) November 30, 1900.
(c) April 26, 1895.
(d) March 10, 1875.

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

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

4. What was the name of Mark Douglas Walsh's brother?
(a) Dave.
(b) Pete.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

5. Where was the calendar from that Bruce Bechdel gave to his daughter to use as a diary?
(a) Jackson Paint Co.
(b) Ray Burial Vault Co.
(c) Ford Auto Parts.
(d) Williams Auto Repair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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"?

3. What did the Drs. Gryglewicz give to the author's mother on her opening night of the play in Chapter 6?

4. What month was it when the author got her first period?

5. How frequently do locusts appear and swarm?

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