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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Maria been married?

2. Who did the author initially begin discussing fantasies with?

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

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. Describe how Nancy Friday achieves the tone for this book.

2. Describe the role of exploration in fantasizing.

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

4. What is the purpose of Chapter 2?

5. Why do women fantasize, according to Nancy Friday?

6. What is Nancy Friday's goal in showing how women have fantasies in different themes?

7. How did Nancy Friday get women to reveal fantasies to her?

8. Why did the author write this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Nancy Friday's writing style? What tone does she use with the reader? What does the use of diction tell you about the writing style and the author?

Essay Topic 2

How do men react to the idea of women having fantasies, according to Nancy Friday? Do you agree with her? What evidence convinces you of this?

Essay Topic 3

What are the 16 rooms of the metaphorical house of fantasy? Give an example of fantasies in three of these rooms and explain what rooms these fantasies fit into and why.

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