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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 author had Bruce Bechdel become immersed in the year before he died?
2. What word from Chapter 1 refers to skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks?
3. How did the author's father die?
4. What gift does the author describe having bought for herself after receiving a letter from her mother after coming out in Chapter 3?
5. Consider the following sentence from Chapter 1: "His shame inhabited our house as pervasively and invisibly as the aromatic must of aging mahogany." What literary device is used in this sentence?
Short Essay Questions
1. What literary allusion is tied to lilacs in Chapter 4?
2. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?
3. How affectionate does the author describe her family when growing up?
4. What facts are established through the author's exposition in Chapters 1 and 2?
5. How does the author describe her "coming out" to her parents in Chapter 3?
6. How would you describe the graphics style of Fun Home?
7. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?
8. How does the author describe her impressions of her father's death in Chapter 2?
9. What allusions are made to the works of F. Scott Fitgerald in Chapter 3?
10. What does the title of Chapter 4, "In the Shadow of the Young Girls in Flower" allude to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What major facts does the author establish in the beginning of the narrative? How does she establish the setting and relationships within her family? How are these important plot points revealed to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's allusions to Henry James and his works in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Whom does the author associate with Henry James novels? Why? What correlations does she make?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the style of the illustrations in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. What colors predominate the images? Why do you think these colors were chosen? How do the pictures in the book help the reader relate to the story?
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