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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a lie about autobiographical writing, according to Machado?
(a) That there is a beginning.
(b) That there is a middle.
(c) That any of it is real.
(d) That there is a real end.

2. What are the voicemails like from the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) Regretful.
(b) Full of sorrow and threatening.
(c) Loving.
(d) Threatening and angry.

3. Where does Nick live?
(a) On the West Coast.
(b) On the East Coast.
(c) In Alaska.
(d) In the Midwest.

4. What does Machado consider dangerous?
(a) Sports.
(b) Cliches.
(c) Planes.
(d) Hammers.

5. What does the Woman in the Dream House always do to Machado in New York?
(a) Go on walks.
(b) Take her to cafes.
(c) Walk away from her.
(d) Buy her nice things.

6. How does Machado get home from the bowling alley?
(a) A train.
(b) A bus.
(c) Her car.
(d) A cab.

7. Who does Machado marry?
(a) John.
(b) The woman in the Dream House.
(c) Laura.
(d) Val.

8. Who comes into town unexpectedly after the breakup?
(a) Sam.
(b) Val.
(c) The Woman in the Dream House.
(d) Machado's brother.

9. Who is the animal in Machado's fable?
(a) A beaver.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A squid.

10. What does Machado develop after the Dream House?
(a) A good eye.
(b) A sixth sense.
(c) Good memory.
(d) A deeper voice.

11. Who takes care of Machado's party hosting duties?
(a) Her family.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The woman in the Dream House.

12. What is Voices Carry?
(a) A TV show.
(b) A movie.
(c) A song.
(d) A band.

13. What happens when Machado falls asleep watching a movie one night?
(a) The Woman in the Dream House calls her dozens of times.
(b) The Woman in the Dream House breaks up with her.
(c) She wakes up to a storm.
(d) Nothing happens.

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

15. Who helps Machado ignore a call from her ex after the breakup?
(a) Laura.
(b) John.
(c) Nick.
(d) Val.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to sleep on the couch after the bowling alley?

2. Who throws a suitcase?

3. Who is Amber?

4. Where does Machado visit in Iowa City?

5. Machado says the Dream House what?

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