View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Friday believe the inclusion of fantasy into her novel gives it?
(a) Interesting plot.
(b) Dynamic settings.
(c) Character insight.
(d) Consistent tone.

2. Who did the author initially begin discussing fantasies with?
(a) The media.
(b) Strangers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Family.

3. According to the author, who gave her inhibitions about fantasies?
(a) Society.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her publisher.
(d) Her father.

4. What is the name of the woman who was nearly raped by a man she is still acquainted with?
(a) Mary Jo.
(b) Celeste.
(c) Gail.
(d) Caroline.

5. According to Nancy Friday's publisher, what did the character of her novel look like?
(a) A sex addict.
(b) A narcissist.
(c) A drug abuser.
(d) A prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in room number seven?

2. What type of men does Vicki choose for lovers?

3. Which of the following rooms is empty?

4. Who made the author feel comfortable about her fantasies?

5. Who does Lily imagine making love to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author promise to the women who wrote in their fantasies?

2. What made the author begin to question her fantasies?

3. How does the concept of approval tie in to fantasies?

4. What is an example of frustration?

5. According to the author, how has she been restrained sexually?

6. Describe why women may fantasize about being with other women, according to Nancy Friday.

7. What role does Nancy Friday believe that sexual initiative plays in fantasizing?

8. During sexual activity, how does the importance of the mind compare to the importance of the body?

9. How did Nancy Friday begin bringing up the topic of fantasies and what did she find?

10. Describe rooms seven through eleven of the house of fantasy.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample