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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 do many men feel the need to be in the bedroom, according to the author's research?

2. Who did Jacqueline accidentally tell her fantasy to?

3. What was Jacqueline encouraged to do upon revealing her fantasy?

4. What did Nancy Friday hope would end her own guilt?

5. For women who act out their fantasies, what do they possess?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author dispel expert opinion in Chapter 4?

2. Describe the positive letter Nancy Friday received from a man in Chapter 6.

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

4. When women do not have guilt about their fantasies, what do they often do?

5. How does the theme of sexual equality play into Nancy Friday's chapter about guilt?

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

7. What is the overall theme of the book?

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

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

10. What is the goal of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 are three of the reasons why women fantasize? Give an example of each reason in the form of a fantasy that fits the criteria for each reason. Are all of these reasons for women to fantasize logical and rational? Why or why not?

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