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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 word from Chapter 5 means resembling sunlight?

2. What had Bruce Bechdel been recording on the tape that the author's mother discovered after his death in Chapter 5?

3. On what street did the author grow up?

4. The author compares the Appalachian ridges of her region with what Roman defense fortification in Chapter 5?

5. What does the author describe putting deadlines for on her wall calendar at the end of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author respond when she began menstruating in Chapter 6?

2. What is described in the police report that the author illustrates in Chapter 6?

3. What did the author learn about obsessive-compulsive disorder from reading Dr. Spock?

4. Why does the author go into depth regarding the geography of her hometown in Chapter 5?

5. How did the author overcome her obsessive-compulsive tendencies?

6. With whom did Alison Bechdel and her brothers go to stay for several days in Chapter 6? Why?

7. What does Bechdel write regarding the trial of Oscar Wilde in Chapter 6?

8. How does the author describe her first foray into poetry in Chapter 5?

9. What is alluded to in the title of Chapter 6, "The Ideal Husband"?

10. What impacts of her parents' "creative solitude" does the author describe in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the dream imagery that Bechdel presents in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. How would you describe the images of these dream sequences? What similes, metaphors, and other literary devices are employed in the dream imagery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. How would you describe the author's relationships within her family? Was/is the Bechdel family affectionate? How did Alison Bechdel's family influence her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of appearances versus reality in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. What are examples of symbolism, imagery, characterization, and setting that support this theme? How does the author feel about false appearances?

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