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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author writes in Chapter 1 that "In the circus, acrobatics where one person lies on the floor balancing another are called" what?
(a) "Daedalus Games."
(b) "Epicurian Games."
(c) "Icarian Games."
(d) "Homeric Games."

3. How many gestures of affection does the author describe witnessing between her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

5. How long before her father's death did Bechdel come out to her parents as gay?
(a) 2 months earlier.
(b) 1 week earlier.
(c) 2 weeks earlier.
(d) 4 months earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?

2. How does the author describe Joan after their meeting in Chapter 3?

3. The title of Chapter 2: "A Happy Death," alludes to a novel written by what author?

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

5. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is Fun Home related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?

2. What mythological allusions does the author make in Chapter 1?

3. What facts are established through the author's exposition in Chapters 1 and 2?

4. How affectionate does the author describe her family when growing up?

5. How does the author compare herself with her father in Chapter 1?

6. How would you describe the graphics style of Fun Home?

7. What literary allusion is tied to lilacs in Chapter 4?

8. What does the title of Chapter 4, "In the Shadow of the Young Girls in Flower" allude to?

9. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?

10. How does the author describe her impressions of her father's death in Chapter 2?

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