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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. Where does the Woman in the Dream House go to grad school?
2. Why was the Woman in the Dream House get really mad at Machado at their job?
3. Whose parents are nice to their daughter's girlfriend?
4. Where does Machado meet the Woman in the Dream House?
5. Who gets rejected from the Iowa Writers' Workshop?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the woman in the Dream House?
2. What happens when Machado goes into the Dream House's basement?
3. Where does Machado first drive to with the woman in the Dream House?
4. Why does Machado feel awful being on the college campus she visits with her ex?
5. What is Machado's fantasy about Val and the woman in the Dream House?
6. What happens at the start of Machado's first road trip with the woman in the Dream House?
7. Who is Ms. Lily?
8. What is the Dream House to Machado?
9. What does the woman in the Dream House tell Machado that takes her by surprise after their trip?
10. What does Machado think about places in writing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you explore Machado's experience of talking about her abusive ex and telling others about her story. What are the general reactions to her retelling of the relationship, and how do these reactions affect her?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you explore Machado's writing on the importance and impact of queerness in media and art. How are queer people typically depicted in the media, and why are these standard modes of representation more complicated than simply being good or bad?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you examine Machado's choice to write in second-person narration. What does this method do for the memoir and its stories as a whole, and what effect does it have on readers?
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