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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 does the Woman in the Dream House tell Machado in the shower?

2. Who is Debra Reid?

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

4. What does Machado do about her ex calling after they had broken up?

5. What was 2012 supposed to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was supposed to happen in 2012?

2. What happened to most of the Framingham Eight?

3. What happens when Machado goes bowling with the Woman in the Dream House?

4. What did Debra Reid once tell a reporter she wanted?

5. Why does Machado feel sympathetic toward Adam?

6. What does it take a while for Machado to realize about her relationship with the woman in the Dream House?

7. What does Machado do the first time her ex tries to contact her after the breakup?

8. What does Machado spend her entire second year of grad school doing?

9. Who does Machado see when she visits Berkeley?

10. How does the Woman in the Dream House break up with Machado?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Machado's point about how abuse in queer relationships does not have much of an archival presence. Why is this so? Use examples from the text to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you discuss the power dynamics in Machado's relationship with the woman in the Dream House. Who has power in this relationship, and why? What efforts does Machado take to regain power, and how and why do they ultimately fail?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Machado's narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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