2. Characterize the speakers, giving special attention to the narrator.

3. Why does the author write on rape fantasies rather than on rape?

4. Find places where the speaker "protests too much." What do these moments tell us about her?

5. What is the difference between the other women's rape fantasies and those of the speaker?

6. What might be a reason or reasons behind the kind of fantasies the speaker has, I.e. What is she trying to do?

7. What "humorous" parts of the story strike you as quite gruesome (if any do), and why do they do so?

8. Who is the speaker's audience? Back up your answer with reasons from the story.