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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. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?
(a) Radclyffe Hall.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Anaïs Nin.
(d) Elsa Gidlow.

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

3. Who is the male leading role in the play where the author's parents met?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Mr. Darcy.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Petruchio.

4. The author directly correlates the embellishments of her childhood home to what in Chapter 1?
(a) Doll houses.
(b) Truth.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Lies.

5. What is the name of Alison Bechdel's mother?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What childhood fictional character does Joan describe as "a total imperialist" in the panel from page 80?

2. How old was Alison Bechdel when she realized she was a lesbian?

3. 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"?

4. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?

5. How does the author describe her father's headstone in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the author describe her "coming out" to her parents in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

9. What symbolism is related to the Swiss Army knife that appears in Chapter 3?

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

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