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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. Hooks said a woman's attachment to a given man could do what?
2. When Hooks was speaking of oppression in Chapter 8, to whom was she referring?
3. What is the topic of the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?
4. What did Hooks say about the gender gap between black men and white women?
5. What did Hooks say is the most important thing for students and teachers to help implement improved strategies?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Hooks describe the patriarchal system she grew up in?
2. What was the main issue addressed in Chapter 13? What was the first thing mentioned about this issue?
3. What did Hooks say about the method she used to teach her students when the majority of them were black?
4. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?
5. Who was Ron Scapp? What role did he play in Hooks' life?
6. What did Hooks say about the relationship between black and white women and white women and black men?
7. According to Chapter 9, in what way was "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" a failure?
8. How did Hooks address the issue of dominance in Chapter 8?
9. What does Hooks say about her students and liberating practices?
10. What did Hooks observe about the relationship between black women and white men? In what contexts did she speak of this relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What perspectives did Hooks experience with regard to sexuality and education? How did they influence the way she taught? How did these experiences ultimately resolve? What place did Hooks say sexuality should have in education?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Hooks' overall perception of black women and white women. What similarities does she mention between the two groups? What differences? What does Hooks say is the focus of white women who are involved in feminist theory? What about the black women involved in feminist theory? How do the black and white women interact when it comes to competing for the attention of black men?
Essay Topic 3
How did Hooks associate language with learning and her students? How did her students feel about being able to speak in the classroom? How did Hooks feel about her ability to speak within the classroom? Did anyone influence how she speaks and what she teaches?
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