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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Machado go only one time in the Dream House?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

2. What is a common feature of domestic abuse?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Dislocation.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Nothing.

3. Muchado writes that all fantasy is a supreme act of what?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Pessimism.
(c) Determination.
(d) Optimism.

4. Who always bought too much produce?
(a) Val.
(b) John.
(c) Machado.
(d) The Woman in the Dream House.

5. Who does the Woman in the Dream House break up with to be with Machado?
(a) Val.
(b) Laura.
(c) No one.
(d) Amber.

6. Who cooks Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Val.
(b) The Woman in the Dream House.
(c) John.
(d) Machado.

7. What does Machado buy at a thrift store?
(a) A picture frame.
(b) A mug.
(c) A bag.
(d) A skirt.

8. What does the Woman in the Dream House admit to Machado that she worries about?
(a) Turning out like her mom.
(b) Turning out like her dad.
(c) Being an alcoholic.
(d) Not getting a job.

9. What was Machado's upbringing like?
(a) Religious.
(b) Fun.
(c) Boring.
(d) Not religious.

10. Where does Machado live before she meets the Woman in the Dream House?
(a) Portland.
(b) New York.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Iowa City.

11. What was Machado obsessed with in her youth?
(a) Sexual purity.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Movies.
(d) Horses.

12. Who had a room to themselves as a kid?
(a) Machado.
(b) John.
(c) Laura.
(d) Val.

13. What does the Woman in the Dream House do while in Florida?
(a) She gets a haircut.
(b) She gets a dog.
(c) She grabs Machado's arm too tighly.
(d) She hits Machado.

14. Who is always trying to win?
(a) The Woman in the Dream House.
(b) John.
(c) Val.
(d) Machado.

15. What, in Machado's eyes, always wins?
(a) The woman.
(b) God.
(c) The man.
(d) The house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machado begin to feel constantly while with the Woman in the Dream House?

2. What does Machado's doctor tell her?

3. Who are Machado's roommates when this tale takes place?

4. Is the Dream House a real place?

5. What is the defining cliche of female queerness, according to Machado?

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