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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 comes to Iowa City while Machado is still there?

2. What does Machado tell Nick?

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

4. Machado says the Dream House what?

5. What does Machado reveal to Val after the breakup?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Machado develop after the Dream House?

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

4. What does Machado do the first time her ex tries to contact her after the breakup?

5. What does Machado often find herself wondering about?

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

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

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

9. Who is Amber?

10. What happens on the night that Machado is supposed to be hosting a party for a professor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the long-lasting effect that this relationship had on Machado, even seven years after it has ended. What stays with her, and why? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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