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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Woman in the Dream House want for her relationships before she leaves for grad school?
(a) She does not want a relationship with anyone.
(b) She wants to be polyamorous.
(c) She wants to be with Machado.
(d) She wants to be with Val.

2. What is Machado always telling the Woman in the Dream House in the beginning?
(a) How nice she is.
(b) How beautiful she is.
(c) How smart she is.
(d) How funny she is.

3. How does Machado meet the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) Via her girlfriend.
(b) Via her mom.
(c) Via a mutual friend.
(d) Via her dad.

4. What TV trope does Machado hate?
(a) Love triangles.
(b) Will they/won't they.
(c) Mistaken identity.
(d) Nothing.

5. Who sings a lot?
(a) John.
(b) The woman in the Dream House.
(c) Machado.
(d) Val.

6. Who does not like drugs?
(a) John.
(b) The woman in the Dream House.
(c) Machado.
(d) Val.

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

8. What was Machado's upbringing like?
(a) Religious.
(b) Not religious.
(c) Boring.
(d) Fun.

9. What happens at the end of the first date between Machado and the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) They fight.
(b) They sleep together.
(c) They say goodbye.
(d) They both go home.

10. Who gets into a fight while Machado is in Florida?
(a) No one gets into a fight.
(b) Machado and Val.
(c) The Woman in the Dream House's parents.
(d) Machado and the Woman in the Dream House.

11. What does Machado's doctor tell her?
(a) She needs to gain weight.
(b) She is healthy.
(c) She is sick.
(d) She needs to lose weight.

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

13. What is Machado's aunt like?
(a) She does not know Machado.
(b) She loves Machado.
(c) She does not like Machado's mother.
(d) She hates Machado.

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

15. Where does Machado meet the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) At a concert.
(b) At a diner.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At a cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Machado's roommates from?

2. What color is Machado's ex's hair?

3. What did Machado's parents take from her after a fight?

4. Who gets rejected from the Iowa Writers' Workshop?

5. What does Machado buy at a thrift store?

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