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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. Which of the following is a theme in Friday's book?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Sexual equality.
(c) Stereotypical gender roles.
(d) Sexual diversity.

2. What might stop a woman from acting out fantasies in reality, according to the author?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Men's attitudes.
(c) Their mothers.
(d) Women's attitudes.

3. What does Nancy Friday say is the reason why women don't admit fantasies?
(a) They don't trust Nancy Friday not to tell others about them.
(b) They feel guilty.
(c) They are scared that their lovers will leave them.
(d) They are scared that their mothers will find out.

4. What is the name of the woman who imagines having sex with another woman or with many men?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Hope.
(c) Christina.
(d) Marge.

5. Which of the following contributes to a woman's guilt about her fantasies?
(a) The location.
(b) Her lover.
(c) The dialogue.
(d) The atmosphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miranda often dream of?

2. What does Christiana fantasize about?

3. What does Jacqueline fantasize about?

4. In Chapter 5, what is one of the reasons Nancy Friday gives for writing the book?

5. What does Nancy Friday confess to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which fantasies stay the most exciting, according to the author?

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

3. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

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

5. Why do women feel guilty about having fantasies?

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

7. What is the overall theme of the book?

8. Describe the role of mundane items, people, and events in fantasies.

9. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

10. What effects might sharing or acting out fantasies have on a relationship?

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