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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machado reveal to Val after the breakup?
(a) She is straight.
(b) The woman in the Dream House cheated on them both.
(c) She is trans.
(d) She wants to get married.

2. Why was Debra Reid wronged, according to Muchado?
(a) She was a black lesbian.
(b) She was a black bisexual.
(c) She was straight.
(d) She was a black transgender woman.

3. What happens to Machado at random times?
(a) Machado gets calls from her ex.
(b) Machado's body reacts with fear.
(c) Machado's cat meows.
(d) Machado's dog barks.

4. Why does Machado go to a hotel when her ex-girlfriend unexpectedly came back to town?
(a) To meet a friend.
(b) For a one night stand.
(c) To meet the Woman in the Dream House.
(d) To have a night to herself.

5. Who comes to Iowa City while Machado is still there?
(a) Beyonce.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Bernie Sanders.
(d) Lady Gaga.

6. Machado says the Dream House what?
(a) A shack.
(b) A haunted house.
(c) A loving home.
(d) Her happy place.

7. Who is Amber?
(a) Machado's therapist.
(b) A classmate of the Woman in the Dream House.
(c) An old teacher.
(d) A doctor.

8. What was 2012 supposed to be?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) The third world war.
(c) The year Machado got married.
(d) The beginning of a new world.

9. What happens in Berkeley?
(a) Machado has sex with an old boyfriend.
(b) Machado gets married.
(c) Machado has sex with a random woman.
(d) Machado kisses Val.

10. What does a writer have to choose?
(a) How to stop.
(b) When to stop.
(c) How to start.
(d) When to start.

11. What does Muchado say society teaches girls about their perspectives?
(a) They are trustworthy.
(b) They are not important.
(c) They are inherently untrustworthy.
(d) They are valid.

12. What does Machado sometimes wonder about?
(a) If she is really a lesbian.
(b) If she should have stayed with her ex.
(c) If she is trans.
(d) How her abusive relationship could have gone right.

13. What does Machado see while writing this book?
(a) A moose.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A young buck.
(d) A cow.

14. What was Machado called as a child?
(a) A genius.
(b) A brat.
(c) A nice girl.
(d) A drama queen.

15. Who does Machado visit in California?
(a) An old friend.
(b) An old professor.
(c) Her ex boyfriend.
(d) A new friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the bowling alley?

2. Where does Machado stay for Christmas break?

3. What does the Woman in the Dream House always do to Machado in New York?

4. What is the worst part of Machado's experience with her ex?

5. Who takes care of Machado's party hosting duties?

(see the answer keys)

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