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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. Of the women that wrote to Nancy Friday, what did many beg her for?

2. What led to sexual excitement for Mona?

3. What is the name of the woman who feels her fantasy is so perfect that the book cannot be published without it?

4. What does Nancy Friday say is the reason why women don't admit fantasies?

5. What does Jacqueline fantasize about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation that both Sophie and Paula face.

2. Many women wrote to Nancy Friday and begged for anonymity. What does this tell the reader about these women and society?

3. What does the author suggest that women should do with their fantasies?

4. How do experts compare visual arousal by men and women and how does Nancy Friday refute this?

5. Why do many women avoid acting out their fantasies in reality?

6. How does the author dispel expert opinion in Chapter 4?

7. When a man cannot control the fact that a woman fantasizes, what happens, according to the author?

8. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

9. Is Nancy Friday effective in explaining how women get their fantasy ideas from? Why or why not?

10. How does the theme of sexual equality play into Nancy Friday's chapter about guilt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do men react to the idea of women having fantasies, according to Nancy Friday? Do you agree with her? What evidence convinces you of this?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Nancy Friday's house of fantasy. What are the parallels of this metaphorical house to a brothel? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

How does Friday seek to dispel expert opinions and assumptions? Is she successful? Why or why not?

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