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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 does Machado host a party for after being broken up with?

2. What does the Woman in the Dream House promise Machado after breaking bad news to her in a park?

3. How long has Machado been out of the closet?

4. What does Machado want?

5. Why does Machado go to a hotel when her ex-girlfriend unexpectedly came back to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Machado goes bowling with the Woman in the Dream House?

2. What does Machado develop after the Dream House?

3. What does Machado learn about the body throughout the processing of her trauma?

4. Where does the woman in the Dream House want to apply for grad school again?

5. Where is Machado when her story ends?

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

7. Why does Machado feel sympathetic toward Adam?

8. How does the Woman in the Dream House break up with Machado?

9. What was supposed to happen in 2012?

10. Who is Amber?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the phrase "Safe as houses" as Machado discusses in the book. What does this phrase mean, and why is the idea that houses are inherently safe fundamentally wrong? Use examples from the text to explain your reasoning.

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 explore Machado's writing on the importance and impact of queerness in media and art. How are queer people typically depicted in the media, and why are these standard modes of representation more complicated than simply being good or bad?

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