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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who gave her inhibitions about fantasies?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her publisher.
(d) Society.

2. How did women feel when they shared their fantasies with the author?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Boastful.

3. Why did the author write this book?
(a) To see if her fantasies were normal.
(b) To help her daughter learn about sexuality.
(c) To explain to men about women's fantasies.
(d) To argue against the anti-feminist movement.

4. Which of the following sets the tone for the novel?
(a) The author uses words that the reader can't understand yet.
(b) The author asks rhetorical questions.
(c) The author lets the reader wonder about her own fantasies.
(d) The author shares her own experiences.

5. What is the name of the woman whose husband refuses to have sex with her?
(a) Denise.
(b) Madge.
(c) Dot.
(d) Louella.

6. What is the name of the woman who imagines her limbs are stretched in opposite directions?
(a) Mary Jo.
(b) Melanie.
(c) Elspeth.
(d) Rose Ann.

7. What did the author request from women?
(a) Material for her own fantasies.
(b) Photographs.
(c) A list of books they enjoyed.
(d) Fantasies.

8. Which of the following did the author promise to the women who shared with her?
(a) Psychological help.
(b) Anonymity.
(c) Safety.
(d) Money.

9. What is Chapter 1 about?
(a) An exploration of the reasons for fantasies.
(b) An explanation of how the book came to be written.
(c) A description of fantasies the author received.
(d) A division and metaphor for the types of fantasies.

10. What does the author say goes hand-in-hand with fantasy?
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Men.
(d) Food.

11. Who disagreed with Friday that a fantasy should be included in her novel?
(a) Her friends.
(b) The agent.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The publisher.

12. What are the women in room nine excited about?
(a) Nature.
(b) Younger men.
(c) Fertility.
(d) Women.

13. Nancy Friday has a fantasy about having sex during what type of sporting event?
(a) Football game.
(b) Basketball game.
(c) Gymnastics competition.
(d) Soccer game.

14. Which of the following rooms is empty?
(a) Anonymity.
(b) Young men.
(c) Audience.
(d) Prostitution.

15. What is located in room eleven?
(a) The zoo.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Anonymity.
(d) Transformation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author say men discuss their sexual fantasies?

2. Where did the author get the fantasies for the book?

3. The author is surprised to find that few fantasies actually involve what act?

4. In Linda's fantasy, where is she?

5. What does Chapter 2 focus on?

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