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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 who doesn't think there's a difference between men looking at women sexually on the streets and women doing it to men?

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

3. What might stop a woman from acting out fantasies in reality, according to the author?

4. What is the name of the girl who stumbled across a man urinating?

5. What is the focus of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

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

5. Describe the role of mundane items, people, and events in fantasies.

6. How does Nancy Friday compare men to women?

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

8. Why do women feel guilty about having fantasies?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do women feel guilt about fantasies? What factors are involved in feeling shameful or guilty, according to Nancy Friday? What is Friday's opinion about guilt? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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