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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 Nancy Friday's overall message?

2. According to Nancy Friday, what do women enjoy reading about?

3. What is the name of the woman who acted out a fantasy only to find herself disappointed in the reality?

4. What does Nancy Friday say that women are told they should be?

5. What does Chapter 5 focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

2. Is Nancy Friday effective in explaining how women get their fantasy ideas from? Why or why not?

3. Where does Nancy Friday say that many women get their fantasies?

4. How do experts compare visual arousal by men and women and how does Nancy Friday refute this?

5. What effects might sharing or acting out fantasies have on a relationship?

6. Many women wrote to Nancy Friday and begged for anonymity. What does this tell the reader about these women and society?

7. What is the overall theme of the book?

8. Why are men threatened by the idea of a woman's fantasy?

9. What does Nancy Friday think about acting out fantasies?

10. Which fantasies stay the most exciting, according to the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why do women feel guilt about fantasies? What factors are involved in feeling shameful or guilty, according to Nancy Friday? What is Friday's opinion about guilt? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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