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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. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Fieldstone.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Granite.
(d) Marble.
2. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?
(a) Sawdust and sweat and designer cologne.
(b) Car grease and toothpaste and soap.
(c) Fish, eggs, and laundry.
(d) Laundry soap, wool, and attic dust.
3. From what children's book does the author's father's read to her in the bedtime panel in Chapter 1?
(a) April Rabbits.
(b) Alice in Wonderland.
(c) James and the Giant Peach.
(d) Just So Stories.
4. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 22.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 19.
5. How old was the author when her father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's brother?
2. What does the author describe her father rinsing her with in the bathtub as a child in Chapter 1?
3. 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?
4. What does the author claim was her father's passion but not his job in Chapter 1?
5. Who is the heroine in Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe her impressions of her father's death in Chapter 2?
2. How does the author describe her family's trip to Europe in Chapter 3?
3. From what narrative perspective is Fun Home related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?
4. How does the author describe her parents' first meeting in Chapter 3?
5. What allusions are made to the works of F. Scott Fitgerald in Chapter 3?
6. What literary allusion is tied to lilacs in Chapter 4?
7. What does the title of Chapter 2, "A Happy Death" allude to?
8. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?
9. How affectionate does the author describe her family when growing up?
10. What does the title of Chapter 3, "That Old Catastrophe" allude to? Why is this significant?
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