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

2. How old was the author when her father died?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

3. When did Alison Bechdel's parents purchase their home?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1962.

4. Into what war was Bruce Bechdel drafted?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. How old was F. Scott Fitzgerald when he died?
(a) 51.
(b) 49.
(c) 35.
(d) 44.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?

3. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?

4. Who is the author of The Well of Loneliness?

5. The author says of her father in Chapter 1, "He used his skillful artifice not to make things, but to make things appear to be" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her parents' first meeting in Chapter 3?

2. What does the title of Chapter 2, "A Happy Death" allude to?

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

4. What allusions are made to the works of F. Scott Fitgerald in Chapter 3?

5. How does the author describe Joan in Chapter 3?

6. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?

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

8. How does the author describe her family's trip to Europe in Chapter 3?

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

10. How does the author describe her father's profession and obsessions in Chapter 1?

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