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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 only one time in the Dream House?

2. What happens on the first date between Machado and the Woman in the Dream House?

3. Who goes house hunting in Indiana?

4. Where does Machado live before she meets the Woman in the Dream House?

5. Who sings a lot?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the woman in the Dream House?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Machado's thoughts on drugs?

9. What is the Dream House to Machado?

10. What is the movie Gaslight about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you discuss the power dynamics in Machado's relationship with the woman in the Dream House. Who has power in this relationship, and why? What efforts does Machado take to regain power, and how and why do they ultimately fail?

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

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

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