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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 did the author request from women?

2. According to Nancy Friday's publisher, what did the character of her novel look like?

3. What does Alicia fantasize that she is?

4. What is Chapter 1 about?

5. What is the second reason the author lists for women having fantasies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author request from those who saw her ads? How did she react to the responses?

2. Why do women fantasize, according to Nancy Friday?

3. Describe rooms two through six of the house of fantasy.

4. Why did the author write this book?

5. Describe how Nancy Friday achieves the tone for this book.

6. Describe Nancy Friday's use of the metaphor of a house to represent women's fantasies.

7. What is Nancy Friday's goal in showing how women have fantasies in different themes?

8. How does the concept of approval tie in to fantasies?

9. What did the author promise to the women who wrote in their fantasies?

10. How did Nancy Friday get women to reveal fantasies to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose of the final chapter in the story? Why do you think these stories were put at the end? What insight are these stories lacking?

Essay Topic 2

How does Friday seek to dispel expert opinions and assumptions? Is she successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Nancy Friday believe that many women begin fantasizing during childhood? Is this accurate, in your opinion? Why or why not? How does Nancy Friday build an argument for her case?

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