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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. What is the name of the author's friend who is attracted to other men?

3. What is room four about?

4. Why did the author write this book?

5. What does the author say goes hand-in-hand with fantasy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What type of fantasy is more common in men than in women?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why is the room about prostitution empty?

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 are the parallels between the fantasies women wrote and the author's personal life? How do these parallels affect the reader? how does this level of contact with the author contribute to the mood and tone of the book?

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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