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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. Which of the following contributes to a woman's guilt about her fantasies?

2. Which type of man do many women take from mundane situations and put into fantasies?

3. Which of the following does Nancy Friday discuss in Chapter 6?

4. What do men not like the idea of, according to Friday?

5. Which fantasies are often the most exciting ones?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author suggest that women should do with their fantasies?

4. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

5. Why do women feel guilty about having fantasies?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Friday seek to dispel expert opinions and assumptions? Is she successful? Why or why not?

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

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?

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