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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 film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) Cassablanca.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) The Maltese Falcon.

2. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?
(a) Rear Window.
(b) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
(c) Vertigo.
(d) It's a Wonderful Life.

3. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?
(a) 12.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

4. Where was Bruce Bechdel when he died?
(a) Route 150.
(b) The funeral home.
(c) Route 80.
(d) His mother's house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author's father die?

2. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?

3. When was Bruce Bechdel born?

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

5. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the title of Chapter 3, "That Old Catastrophe" allude to? Why is this significant?

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

5. How would you describe the language style of Fun Home?

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

7. How does the author describe her father's love of gardening in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What literary allusions does the author make in describing her mother in Chapter 3?

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