In the Dream House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Machado, Carmen Maria
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

In the Dream House Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Machado, Carmen Maria
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Machado have her first date with the Woman in the Dream House?

2. Who goes on a ski trip?

3. How does Machado feel when the Woman in the Dream House looks at her early in their realtionship?

4. What language does the Woman in the Dream House speak fluently?

5. Who had a room to themselves as a kid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Machado feel awful being on the college campus she visits with her ex?

2. What does the woman in the Dream House tell Machado that takes her by surprise after their trip?

3. Who is the woman in the Dream House?

4. What happens on Machado's first Thanksgiving with the woman in the Dream House?

5. What is the Dream House to Machado?

6. What is Machado's impression of her ex's family?

7. What is Machado's fantasy about Val and the woman in the Dream House?

8. What is the woman in the Dream House like, in the beginning?

9. What mistake does Machado make early on in her relationship with the woman in the Dream House?

10. What does Machado think about places in writing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the relationship between Machado and her now-wife, Val. What brings these two together, and why is this relationship so important given everything that happened with the woman in the Dream House?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore how emotional trauma can take a toll on the body. How does Machado's abusive relationship and its enduring trauma have a physical impact on Machado, both while she is living through it and thereafter? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Machado's understanding of and relationship to her body. What kinds of influences do the people in her life and society as a whole have on her understanding of her physical self, and in turn, on her value as a person? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

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