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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. Who does Lily imagine making love to?

2. How long has Maria been married?

3. When Nancy Friday began questioning women about fantasies, what was the initial consensus?

4. What is in room eight?

5. What is the name of the woman who imagines making love to many men at once?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the room about prostitution empty?

3. Describe Nancy Friday's interaction with her publisher.

4. What made the author begin to question her fantasies?

5. How does Nancy Friday feel about women sharing fantasies with their lovers?

6. Describe the role of exploration in fantasizing.

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

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

9. What does the author credit as the new attitude toward sex?

10. What role does Nancy Friday believe that sexual initiative plays in fantasizing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are three of the reasons why women fantasize? Give an example of each reason in the form of a fantasy that fits the criteria for each reason. Are all of these reasons for women to fantasize logical and rational? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Nancy Friday's house of fantasy. What are the parallels of this metaphorical house to a brothel? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Nancy Friday's commitment to her research is? Can you tell that she is committed to the research? Why or why not? What evidence suggests this?

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