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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. Who are Machado's roommates when this tale takes place?

2. What was Machado's upbringing like?

3. What does the Woman in the Dream House make Machado do?

4. What is one of Machado's favorite shows?

5. Where does Machado meet the Woman in the Dream House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman in the Dream House do before meeting Machado's parents?

2. What happens at the start of Machado's first road trip with the woman in the Dream House?

3. What is Machado's thoughts on drugs?

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

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

6. Where did Machado live before she met the Woman in the Dream House?

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

8. Who is the woman in the Dream House?

9. What does Machado do on her first date with the woman in the Dream House?

10. What happens when Machado goes into the Dream House's basement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the voice of the author. Use specific examples from the text to analyze the nature of this voice.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore how Machado's relationship with her woman in the Dream House effects her understanding of physical intimacy. Even once the relationship is over, Machado wonders whether she will ever be able to want or receive touch ever again. In your essay, explore Machado's point that "the body learns" in order to examine how trauma lives not only in the mind, but in the body even once it is over.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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