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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 color does the author describe coloring the gypsy caravan in the coloring book in Chapter 5?

2. How far away from her childhood home was the "pre-clean air act paper mill" that the author describes in Chapter 5?

3. What television show does the author describe as "the dumbest T.V. show in the world. Next to the Brady Bunch" in Chapter 6?

4. In what year does the author describe the energy crisis and the year-round daylight savings it entailed in Chapter 5?

5. Where did the author's mother tell her they might move because of her father's court hearing in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bechdel describe her mother's talents in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does the author describe her mother discovering on an audio tape in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Bechdel describe the political atmosphere when she was 13 in Chapter 6?

10. What play does the author describe her mother in rehearsals for in Chapter 6? Why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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