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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. What is the name of the woman whose husband refuses to have sex with her?

2. In what room are young men located?

3. If somebody is a urologenic, what do they fantasize about?

4. After her lover's reaction to hearing her fantasy, what does Nancy Friday begin to question?

5. According to her publisher, what should the author have focused on in her novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the author request from those who saw her ads? How did she react to the responses?

4. How does Nancy Friday feel about women sharing fantasies with their lovers?

5. What does the author credit as the new attitude toward sex?

6. According to the author, how has she been restrained sexually?

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

8. How does the concept of approval tie in to fantasies?

9. What is the purpose of Chapter 2?

10. Why did the author write this book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the book critically. Did the author's research make sense? Was it scientific? Did the author have a bias in writing the book? How do you think this is related to the content of the book? Does this make it any more or less good?

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

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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