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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nancy Friday, how do women feel about their sexual fantasies?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Proud.

2. Who does the author claim to have restrained her sexually?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

3. What type of fantasy fits into room three?
(a) Older men.
(b) Younger men.
(c) Rape.
(d) Infidelity.

4. What is the name of the author's friend who is attracted to other men?
(a) Dot.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Sally.
(d) Linda.

5. Where does Celeste imagine that she and her husband are making love?
(a) Jackson Square.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) El Capitan Theater.
(d) Disneyland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is room four about?

2. What is the house in Friday's metaphor similar to?

3. Who does the author say influenced her the most to put ads in publications?

4. What is the second reason the author lists for women having fantasies?

5. What does Iris like the idea of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the first room of the house of fantasy.

3. Why did the author write this book?

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

5. What is the purpose of Chapter 2?

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

7. What does the author credit as the new attitude toward sex?

8. Describe rooms two through six of the house of fantasy.

9. What type of fantasy is more common in men than in women?

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

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