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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machado want to tell young queers?
(a) That they can be hurt by people that are like them.
(b) That they are loved.
(c) That they should all go to grad school.
(d) That they should follow their dreams.

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

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

4. What does Machado do about her ex calling after they had broken up?
(a) She emails her instead.
(b) She answers the call.
(c) She blocks her number.
(d) She texts her instead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws a suitcase?

2. What is a lie about autobiographical writing, according to Machado?

3. Where does Machado visit in Iowa City?

4. What happens when Machado falls asleep watching a movie one night?

5. What has Machado always been interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the woman in the Dream House want to apply for grad school again?

2. What does Machado develop after the Dream House?

3. What does the Woman in the Dream House blame her episodes on?

4. What does Machado find on a memory card many years later?

5. What movie did Machado's middle school teacher show her class?

6. What happens when Machado calls Val after the break up?

7. Who is Amber?

8. Who is Nick?

9. What advice did Machado's father give her about test taking?

10. What do the Woman in the Dream House's voicemails sound like?

(see the answer keys)

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