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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. Of what material was Bruce Bechtel's tombstone made?
(a) Marble.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Granite.
(d) Fieldstone.
2. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?
(a) A Sunbeam Bread truck.
(b) A Duncan Hines truck.
(c) A Borden Milk truck.
(d) A Getty Gas truck.
3. Who is the babysitter that Alison Bechdel's mother described her father having an affair with during their phone call in Chapter 3?
(a) Roger.
(b) Roy.
(c) Jack.
(d) James.
4. The author describes her childhood home as being built in a brief moment of wealth from the lumber industry in what year?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1962.
5. What film does the author describe her parents taking the family to see when it opened in 1974?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) The Maltese Falcon.
(c) Cassablanca.
(d) To Have and Have Not.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the 77-year-old poet who is referenced as a lesbian in the panel on page 74?
2. The author says in Chapter 1 that being raised by her father was not like being raised by Jimmy Stewart but by whom?
3. In what year did Bruce Bechdel die?
4. How did F. Scott Fitzgerald die?
5. What aromas does the author describe her father having smelled of in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What allusions are made to the works of F. Scott Fitgerald in Chapter 3?
2. How does the author describe her father's love of gardening in Chapter 4?
3. How does the author describe her family's trip to Europe in Chapter 3?
4. How would you describe the graphics style of Fun Home?
5. How does the author describe Joan in Chapter 3?
6. What symbolism is related to the Swiss Army knife that appears in Chapter 3?
7. How does the author describe her "coming out" to her parents in Chapter 3?
8. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?
9. What does the title of Chapter 4, "In the Shadow of the Young Girls in Flower" allude to?
10. What literary allusion is tied to lilacs in Chapter 4?
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