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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. What happens when Machado falls asleep watching a movie one night?

2. Whose house burns down?

3. Who is the ghost of the Dream House?

4. What does Muchado say society teaches girls about their perspectives?

5. What was 2012 supposed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Machado see when she visits Berkeley?

2. What does a TSA agent confiscate from Machado?

3. Where does the woman in the Dream House live?

4. What does Machado often find herself wondering about?

5. What happened to most of the Framingham Eight?

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

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

8. What does it take a while for Machado to realize about her relationship with the woman in the Dream House?

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

10. What happens when Machado goes bowling with 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 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 2

Write an essay in which you examine the concept of abuse in relationships. What is abuse? What constitutes abuse, and who gets to decide whether or not it is valid?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the concept of the Dream House. What is the Dream House, and what impact does it leave on the author, and why?

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