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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. Who gets into a fight while Machado is in Florida?

2. Where does Machado live before she meets the Woman in the Dream House?

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

4. Who sings a lot?

5. What does the Woman in the Dream House want to be for Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the start of Machado's first road trip with the woman in the Dream House?

2. Who is the woman in the Dream House?

3. What did Machado do while other teens were dating?

4. How does Machado feel about television episodes about mistaken identity?

5. What does the woman in the Dream House do before meeting Machado's parents?

6. What does Machado do on her first date with the woman in the Dream House?

7. What is Machado's fantasy about Val and the woman in the Dream House?

8. Where does Machado first drive to with the woman in the Dream House?

9. Why does Machado dabble with drugs with her ex?

10. What was Machado always doing in her old apartment in West Philadelphia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Machado's understanding of and relationship to her body. What kinds of influences do the people in her life and society as a whole have on her understanding of her physical self, and in turn, on her value as a person? Use examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore how Machado's relationship with her woman in the Dream House effects her understanding of physical intimacy. Even once the relationship is over, Machado wonders whether she will ever be able to want or receive touch ever again. In your essay, explore Machado's point that "the body learns" in order to examine how trauma lives not only in the mind, but in the body even once it is over.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the concept of abuse in relationships. What is abuse? What constitutes abuse, and who gets to decide whether or not it is valid?

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