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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 did the author discover had to be absent for women to talk openly about fantasies?

2. How did the author react to the number of responses she obtained?

3. What does the author say goes hand-in-hand with fantasy?

4. What are the women in room nine excited about?

5. Who did the author initially begin discussing fantasies with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to the author, how has she been restrained sexually?

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

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

6. What is an example of frustration?

7. What type of fantasy is more common in men than in women?

8. Describe one of the fantasies mentioned in the story.

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

10. Why is the room about prostitution empty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did you learn as a result of reading this book? Did each chapter provide new insight and new information? What information did you want to know about?

Essay Topic 2

What are the parallels between the fantasies women wrote and the author's personal life? How do these parallels affect the reader? how does this level of contact with the author contribute to the mood and tone of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the book critically. Did the author's research make sense? Was it scientific? Did the author have a bias in writing the book? How do you think this is related to the content of the book? Does this make it any more or less good?

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