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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. How does the author show that she is like her readers?

2. What did the man who wrote to the author sign his name as?

3. When do many women begin fantasizing?

4. What are men afraid of because they cannot control them?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

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

5. What is the goal of Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What is Nancy Friday's writing style? What tone does she use with the reader? What does the use of diction tell you about the writing style and the author?

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