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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 novel is the play The Heiress based on?

2. How long prior to his death did Bruce Bechdel's wife ask him for a divorce?

3. What kind of truck was involved in Bruce Bechdel's death?

4. Who is the author of Delta of Venus?

5. What does the word "qualmish" mean in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolism does the author illuminate in her father's library in Chapter 3?

2. How affectionate does the author describe her family when growing up?

3. How does the author describe her family's trip to Europe in Chapter 3?

4. What does the title of Chapter 4, "In the Shadow of the Young Girls in Flower" allude to?

5. What facts are established through the author's exposition in Chapters 1 and 2?

6. How does the author compare herself with her father in Chapter 1?

7. What symbolism does the author relate to the obelisk in Chapter 2?

8. How would you describe the graphics style of Fun Home?

9. What does the title of Chapter 3, "That Old Catastrophe" allude to? Why is this significant?

10. How does the author describe her father's love of gardening in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's allusions to F. Scott Fitzgerald in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. What correlations does Bechdel make between Fitzgerald and her father? What characters from Fitzgerald does the author associate with Bruce Bechdel? Why?

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

Discuss the author's allusions to Icarus and Daedalus in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. How does the author relate these mythological figures to her father? How does she relate them to herself? What theme is developed through this mythological allusion?

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