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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the worst part of Machado's experience with her ex?
(a) She still loves her.
(b) Everyone forgets.
(c) The woman in the Dream House still calls.
(d) She remembers everything.

2. Who takes care of Machado's party hosting duties?
(a) Her friends.
(b) The woman in the Dream House.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Machado consider dangerous?
(a) Cliches.
(b) Hammers.
(c) Planes.
(d) Sports.

4. Where does Machado visit in Iowa City?
(a) A friend.
(b) An anechoic chamber.
(c) Her old place.
(d) Her old school.

5. Why does Machado go to a hotel when her ex-girlfriend unexpectedly came back to town?
(a) To meet the Woman in the Dream House.
(b) For a one night stand.
(c) To have a night to herself.
(d) To meet a friend.

6. Who comes to Iowa City while Machado is still there?
(a) Bernie Sanders.
(b) Barack Obama.
(c) Lady Gaga.
(d) Beyonce.

7. How long has Machado been out of the closet?
(a) Her whole life.
(b) A decade.
(c) A year.
(d) She is not out.

8. What does Machado want to tell young queers?
(a) That they are loved.
(b) That they should all go to grad school.
(c) That they can be hurt by people that are like them.
(d) That they should follow their dreams.

9. What is Nick like?
(a) He likes cooking.
(b) He likes fishing.
(c) He is a Democrat.
(d) He is Republican.

10. What does Machado do walking through the airport?
(a) She calls her mom.
(b) She cries.
(c) She listens to music.
(d) She laughs.

11. What does the Woman in the Dream House say one day randomly?
(a) She wants to move to New York.
(b) She wants to break up.
(c) She wants to apply to Iowa again.
(d) She wants to move to Paris.

12. What happens to Machado at random times?
(a) Machado's dog barks.
(b) Machado gets calls from her ex.
(c) Machado's cat meows.
(d) Machado's body reacts with fear.

13. What does a writer have to choose?
(a) How to stop.
(b) How to start.
(c) When to stop.
(d) When to start.

14. What did Machado think about her abusive situation when it first started?
(a) That she was not special.
(b) That she was special.
(c) That she should tell her girlfriend's parents.
(d) That she needed to tell someone.

15. What was 2012 supposed to be?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) The year Machado got married.
(c) The beginning of a new world.
(d) The third world war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Machado want?

2. Muchado writes that what happens when an illness rages through your body?

3. What does Machado imagine doing for young queers one day?

4. What does Machado see while writing this book?

5. What is a lie about autobiographical writing, according to Machado?

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