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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 secretly wish had happened?
(a) That she was straight.
(b) That the Woman in the Dream House had proposed.
(c) That she had been born a man.
(d) That the Woman in the Dream House had hit her.

2. Why does Machado save the voicemails from her ex?
(a) To listen back to.
(b) To show her friends.
(c) In case she needs a restraining order.
(d) To show her kids.

3. How long has Machado been out of the closet?
(a) A year.
(b) Her whole life.
(c) She is not out.
(d) A decade.

4. Who does Machado think about a lot?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Debra Reid.
(c) Kathleen Hanna.
(d) Dr. Seuss.

5. Where does Machado go in New York?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Chelsea Market.
(c) Central Park.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the voicemails like from the Woman in the Dream House?

2. What happens to Machado at random times?

3. How is Machado's creative work affected during her relationship with the Woman in the Dream House?

4. What happens in Berkeley?

5. What does Machado consider dangerous?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Machado see when she visits Berkeley?

3. How does the Woman in the Dream House break up with Machado?

4. Where is Machado when her story ends?

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

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

7. What does Machado learn about the body throughout the processing of her trauma?

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

9. What does Machado spend her entire second year of grad school doing?

10. Who is Amber?

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