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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 the author, what gives women the most fantasies?
(a) Mundane activities.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Adventures.
(d) Reading.

2. What is the name of Chapter 6?
(a) Fantasy Guilted.
(b) Fantasy Accepted.
(c) Fantasy Denied.
(d) Fantasy Hidden.

3. What did Nancy Friday hope would end her own guilt?
(a) Writing the book.
(b) Reading other women's fantasies.
(c) Researching sexuality.
(d) Reaching out to men about fantasies.

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

5. What is the name of the woman used as an example of becoming confused about fantasy versus reality?
(a) Gloria.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Paula.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the women that wrote to Nancy Friday, what did many beg her for?

2. For women who act out their fantasies, what do they possess?

3. What was Jacqueline encouraged to do upon revealing her fantasy?

4. What is the second thing a man might do upon learning that the woman he is with fantasizes?

5. What is the name of the woman who feels her fantasy is so perfect that the book cannot be published without it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Nancy Friday say that many women get their fantasies?

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

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

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

5. What is the overall theme of the book?

6. Many women wrote to Nancy Friday and begged for anonymity. What does this tell the reader about these women and society?

7. How does the author dispel expert opinion in Chapter 4?

8. How does the theme of sexual equality play into Nancy Friday's chapter about guilt?

9. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

10. What does Nancy Friday think about acting out fantasies?

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