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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Machado's creative work affected during her relationship with the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) She is brimming with ideas.
(b) She has ideas sometimes.
(c) Her work suffers.
(d) Her work takes a backseat.

2. Who is Debra Reid?
(a) A doctor.
(b) One of the Framington Eight.
(c) One of the first queer people to use “battered woman syndrome” to justify her crime of killing her abusive partner.
(d) One of the actors on the Hollywood Blacklist.

3. Muchado writes that what happens when an illness rages through your body?
(a) You are contagious.
(b) You develop immunity.
(c) You get weaker.
(d) You die.

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

5. What does the Woman in the Dream House tell Machado in the shower?
(a) She wants to get married.
(b) She loves her.
(c) She says nothing.
(d) She hates her.

6. What happens at the bowling alley?
(a) Nothing unusual happens.
(b) Machado proposes.
(c) Machado wins the game.
(d) The Woman in the Dream House takes PDA too far.

7. Where does Machado stay for Christmas break?
(a) Her house.
(b) A hotel.
(c) The Dream House.
(d) Her parents' house.

8. Who accompanies Machado back home after Berkeley?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Val.
(c) John.
(d) Laura.

9. What does Machado say about women?
(a) They cannot abuse women.
(b) They cannot abuse men.
(c) They can abuse women.
(d) They abuse men.

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

11. Who is Nick?
(a) Machado's brother.
(b) Machado's father.
(c) Machado's ex.
(d) Machado's uncle.

12. Where does Machado go to write the rest of this book?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alaska.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

15. Whose house burns down?
(a) Machado's mom.
(b) Machado's friend.
(c) Machado's ex.
(d) Machado's dad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Machado help the Woman in the Dream House do?

3. Who is Amber?

4. What does Machado do walking through the airport?

5. What does Machado have to keep reminding herself after the breakup?

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