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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machado think about houses?
(a) They are political.
(b) They are never apolitical.
(c) They are haunted.
(d) They are just houses.

2. What does the Woman in the Dream House say about her father?
(a) She wants to be like him.
(b) She does not like him.
(c) She likes him.
(d) She does not want to be like him.

3. Who invites all their friends over for Thanksgiving?
(a) The Woman in the Dream House.
(b) Val.
(c) Machado.
(d) John.

4. What is the Dream House, according to Machado?
(a) A haunted house.
(b) A dungeon of memory.
(c) All of the above.
(d) A prison.

5. Who is always trying to win?
(a) Machado.
(b) Val.
(c) John.
(d) The Woman in the Dream House.

6. What does Machado feel about the Woman in the Dream House's family?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She is jealous.
(c) She likes them.
(d) She is not jealous.

7. What is one of Machado's favorite shows?
(a) Golden Girls.
(b) Sex and the City.
(c) Cheer.
(d) Doctor Who.

8. Where does Machado go only one time in the Dream House?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The basement.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The attic.

9. What is the defining cliche of female queerness, according to Machado?
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Violence.
(d) Nothing.

10. What side job does the Woman in the Dream House get?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A retail worker.
(d) A standardized test grader.

11. What does the Woman in the Dream House want to be for Halloween?
(a) A ghost.
(b) A witch.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A Dalek.

12. What does Machado buy at a thrift store?
(a) A bag.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A mug.
(d) A skirt.

13. Who hates singing?
(a) The Woman in the Dream House.
(b) Machado.
(c) Val.
(d) John.

14. What does the Woman in the Dream House begin to accuse Machado of when their relationship starts turning?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Thinking about someone else.
(c) Lying.
(d) Not loving her.

15. Machado thinks houses are what?
(a) Sometimes safe.
(b) She has no opinion.
(c) Not inherently safe.
(d) Inherently safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Machado live before she meets the Woman in the Dream House?

2. Where does Machado go for spring break?

3. What college campus does Machado visit with her girlfriend?

4. What does Machado think about the phrase "Safe as houses"?

5. Where does Machado have her first date with the Woman in the Dream House?

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