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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. Who does the author claim to have restrained her sexually?

2. How long has Maria been married?

3. Who did the author discover had to be absent for women to talk openly about fantasies?

4. What is in room eight?

5. What is located in room eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Nancy Friday believe that sexual initiative plays in fantasizing?

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

3. Describe why women may fantasize about being with other women, according to Nancy Friday.

4. Describe Nancy Friday's interaction with her publisher.

5. How did women feel to be able to write in their fantasies to Friday?

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

7. Describe the role of exploration in fantasizing.

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

9. Describe Nancy Friday's use of the metaphor of a house to represent women's fantasies.

10. What is an example of frustration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did you learn as a result of reading this book? Did each chapter provide new insight and new information? What information did you want to know about?

Essay Topic 2

How does Friday seek to dispel expert opinions and assumptions? Is she successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the tone that Nancy Friday uses. How does this affect the reading experience? What does this tell the reader about the author? How is this tone achieved?

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