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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. When a man finds out that a woman fantasizes, what is the first thing he might do?

2. According to Nancy Friday, what do women enjoy reading about?

3. In what way are women similar to men according to Nancy Friday?

4. What sparked Stephanie to have her most exciting fantasies?

5. How does Nancy Friday think women should react to their fantasies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are men threatened by the idea of a woman's fantasy?

2. Which fantasies stay the most exciting, according to the author?

3. What does the author compare crotch watching to?

4. Why do women feel guilty about having fantasies?

5. Describe the letter a man wrote to Nancy Friday about his wife.

6. Describe the role of mundane items, people, and events in fantasies.

7. When women do not have guilt about their fantasies, what do they often do?

8. Many women wrote to Nancy Friday and begged for anonymity. What does this tell the reader about these women and society?

9. Is Nancy Friday effective in explaining how women get their fantasy ideas from? Why or why not?

10. Describe the positive letter Nancy Friday received from a man in Chapter 6.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process in which the author obtained data for her experiment. How did the author react to obtaining the information?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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