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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. Whose house burns down?

2. What does the legal system not provide protection against, according to Muchado?

3. What happens in Berkeley?

4. What does Machado realize about herself?

5. Who was Annette Green?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was supposed to happen in 2012?

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

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

4. Where does the woman in the Dream House live?

5. Why does Machado feel sympathetic toward Adam?

6. What does a TSA agent confiscate from Machado?

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

8. Who is Nick?

9. What is on display at the Brooklyn Museum when Machado visits with her girlfriend?

10. What does Machado have trouble doing after the breakup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay topic exploring the different literary genres the author uses and experiments with throughout the memoir. Be sure to include how the utilization of these genres helps to elevate the themes of the book.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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