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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 used as an example of becoming confused about fantasy versus reality?

2. What awakened Sonia to sexual feelings?

3. To women who accept their fantasies, what do these fantasies become for these women?

4. According to Friday, what makes a man feel insecure?

5. How does Nancy Friday think women should react to their fantasies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation that both Sophie and Paula face.

2. What role have women been assigned, according to Nancy Friday?

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

4. What is the overall theme of the book?

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

6. When a man cannot control the fact that a woman fantasizes, what happens, according to the author?

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

8. Why do many women avoid acting out their fantasies in reality?

9. Describe the letter a man wrote to Nancy Friday about his wife.

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

Describe the process in which the author obtained data for her experiment. How did the author react to obtaining the information?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What problem is the author trying to solve? How was the problem presented to her? Is there a clear solution to the problem? Why or why not?

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