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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 sparked Stephanie to have her most exciting fantasies?

2. When the author faced women who denied having fantasies, what made them admit they did have them?

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

4. How does Nancy Friday know that women and men are both aroused by naked bodies?

5. What is the name of the woman who imagines having sex with another woman or with many men?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

9. What is the overall theme of the book?

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 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 2

Why does Nancy Friday believe that many women begin fantasizing during childhood? Is this accurate, in your opinion? Why or why not? How does Nancy Friday build an argument for her case?

Essay Topic 3

What did the author seek to learn? Do you think that she accomplished her goal? Why or why not? Did the author fulfill her duty to the reader?

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