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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 go for spring break?

2. Who is Val?

3. What does Machado feel about the Woman in the Dream House's family?

4. Who does not like drugs?

5. Who gets rejected from the Iowa Writers' Workshop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the movie Gaslight about?

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

3. Why does Machado dabble with drugs with her ex?

4. What is the Dream House to Machado?

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

6. Does Machado think that houses are safe?

7. What did Machado do while other teens were dating?

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

9. What physical toll does Machado's relationship have on her?

10. Who is the woman in the Dream House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the long-lasting effect that this relationship had on Machado, even seven years after it has ended. What stays with her, and why? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the Woman in the Dream House. Who is this person, and what kind of person are they? What about their personality and relationship makes her the Woman in the Dream House, and not simply Machado's ex?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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