My Secret Garden: Women's Sexual Fantasies | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Chapter 1, Tell Me What You Are Thinking About, He Said

1. Why did the author write this book?

2. What did the author request from those who saw her ads? How did she react to the responses?

3. What made the author begin to question her fantasies?

4. According to the author, how has she been restrained sexually?

5. Describe Nancy Friday's interaction with her publisher.

6. How did Nancy Friday begin bringing up the topic of fantasies and what did she find?