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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 does Karen fantasize about?

2. What is Chapter 1 about?

3. Where does the author say men discuss their sexual fantasies?

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

5. What does Iris like the idea of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is an example of frustration?

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

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

5. Why did the author write this book?

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

7. Describe one of the fantasies mentioned in the story.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Nancy Friday's commitment to her research is? Can you tell that she is committed to the research? Why or why not? What evidence suggests this?

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the final chapter in the story? Why do you think these stories were put at the end? What insight are these stories lacking?

Essay Topic 3

What did the author seek to learn? Do you think that she accomplished her goal? Why or why not? Did the author fulfill her duty to the reader?

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