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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?
2. 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"?
3. Where is the home where Alison Bechdel grew up?
4. Where did the author convince her parents to buy her hiking boots during their trip to Europe in her childhood?
5. What classic movie with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed does the author allude to in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?
2. How does the author describe her parents' first meeting in Chapter 3?
3. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?
4. How and why does the author allude to It's a Wonderful Life in Chapter 1?
5. From what narrative perspective is Fun Home related? Why do you think the author chose this perspective?
6. What does the title of Chapter 2, "A Happy Death" allude to?
7. What allusions are made to the works of F. Scott Fitgerald in Chapter 3?
8. How affectionate does the author describe her family when growing up?
9. How does the author describe her impressions of her father's death in Chapter 2?
10. How does the author compare herself with her father in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of homosexuality in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. How does the author develop this theme through setting, characterization, action, symbolism, and imagery? How does the author describe coming to terms with her homosexuality? How does she relate to her father's homosexuality?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the relationships between Bruce Bechdel, Roy, and Bill in the narrative. How did these relationships develop? How did they end? How does the author feel about these relationships?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the nonlinear structure of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. In what ways is the narrative nonlinear? Why do you think the author chose to relate her story in this format? How does the author build tension in a nonlinear narrative style?
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