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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 is Amber?

2. What has Machado always been interested in?

3. What does the Woman in the Dream House always do to Machado in New York?

4. What is the worst part of Machado's experience with her ex?

5. What does Machado help the Woman in the Dream House do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is on display at the Brooklyn Museum when Machado visits with her girlfriend?

2. What does Machado find on a memory card many years later?

3. What advice did Machado's father give her about test taking?

4. What does a TSA agent confiscate from Machado?

5. Where is Machado when her story ends?

6. What did Debra Reid once tell a reporter she wanted?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay topic exploring the different literary genres the author uses and experiments with throughout the memoir. Be sure to include how the utilization of these genres helps to elevate the themes of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the concept of trauma as it is discussed in the book. How and why do traumatic events (particularly those that transpired during Machado's abusive relationship) linger even years after they have happened? In what ways has Machado tried to heal from that trauma?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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