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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 play does the author describe her parents going to see at the Playhouse in Chapter 6?

2. What was the name of Bruce Bechdel's father?

3. As an aspect of her obsessive-compulsive disorder, what did the author avoid at all costs?

4. What word from Chapter 5 means resembling sunlight?

5. On what date did Oscar Wilde face trial for sodomy and gross indecency?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the title of Chapter 5, "The Canary-Colored Caravan of Death" allude to?

5. What is the significance of the locusts that the author describes in Chapter 6?

6. Describe the dream in the beginning of Chapter 5. What symbolism can be seen in the dream?

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

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

9. How did the author feel about rehearsing lines with her mother in Chapter 6?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss some of the elements of irony in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. What are examples of dramatic, situational, and verbal irony in the narrative? Why does the author employ irony? What are the effects of each example on the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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