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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 does the author say she changed in writing the book?

2. What does Karen fantasize about?

3. What is in room eight?

4. Who is the first woman that the author receives a fantasy from?

5. What do the women in room six like to experience?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the first room of the house of fantasy.

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

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

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

6. How did Nancy Friday begin bringing up the topic of fantasies and what did she find?

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

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

9. What made the author begin to question her fantasies?

10. Describe rooms seven through eleven of the house of fantasy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Nancy Friday believe that many women begin fantasizing during childhood? Is this accurate, in your opinion? Why or why not? How does Nancy Friday build an argument for her case?

Essay Topic 2

What happens when women do not feel ashamed or guilty about their fantasies? Is this positive or negative? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Nancy Friday's house of fantasy. What are the parallels of this metaphorical house to a brothel? Why is this significant?

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