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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. When the man wrote in to Nancy Friday about his wife's fantasies, what effect did they have on the marriage?
(a) They tore them apart.
(b) They helped them bond emotionally.
(c) They improved their sex life.
(d) They encouraged them to seek out other partners.

2. Who did Jacqueline accidentally tell her fantasy to?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Nancy Friday.
(d) Her friends.

3. According to Nancy Friday, what do women enjoy reading about?
(a) Realistic sex instead of fantasies.
(b) Fantasies in a script format.
(c) Sexual conquests.
(d) Younger men being with older women.

4. How do fantasies become more elaborate?
(a) Women have more sex.
(b) Women learn more about sex.
(c) Women meet more men.
(d) Women enjoy sex more.

5. What is the focus of Chapter 6?
(a) The anger men feel toward women.
(b) The benefits of fantasizing.
(c) Denial of fantasies.
(d) Acceptance of sexual fantasies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some women who wrote to Nancy Friday express disbelief about?

2. What are women often told that they are, according to the author?

3. How does the author show that she is like her readers?

4. Who is often threatened by the idea of a woman's fantasy?

5. What does Miranda often dream of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the letter a man wrote to Nancy Friday about his wife.

2. When a man cannot control the fact that a woman fantasizes, what happens, according to the author?

3. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

4. Why do women feel guilty about having fantasies?

5. Why do many women avoid acting out their fantasies in reality?

6. Why are men threatened by the idea of a woman's fantasy?

7. Describe the situation that both Sophie and Paula face.

8. Is Nancy Friday effective in explaining how women get their fantasy ideas from? Why or why not?

9. What does the author suggest that women should do with their fantasies?

10. What role have women been assigned, according to Nancy Friday?

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