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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 does Christiana fantasize about?

2. In Chapter 5, what is one of the reasons Nancy Friday gives for writing the book?

3. According to the author, what gives women the most fantasies?

4. What is the focus of Chapter 6?

5. Who does Sophie act out her fantasies with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of sexual equality play into Nancy Friday's chapter about guilt?

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

3. What effects might sharing or acting out fantasies have on a relationship?

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

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

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

7. How does the author dispel expert opinion in Chapter 4?

8. What does Nancy Friday think about acting out fantasies?

9. What is the overall theme of the book?

10. What is the goal of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did the author seek to learn? Do you think that she accomplished her goal? Why or why not? Did the author fulfill her duty to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why do women feel guilt about fantasies? What factors are involved in feeling shameful or guilty, according to Nancy Friday? What is Friday's opinion about guilt? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

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