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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is love often depicted in pop culture?
(a) Somewhat authentically.
(b) Authentically.
(c) As a reflection of reality.
(d) As fantasy.

2. What, according to hooks, keeping secrets usually about?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Power.
(c) Romance.
(d) Love.

3. What is one tactic men use to gain power in relationships?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Psychological terrorism.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Lying.

4. Why was hooks unable to experience love for many years?
(a) She did not try enough.
(b) She was able to experience love her entire life.
(c) She did not care to know love.
(d) She was not ready.

5. What does hooks write that most children associate with love?
(a) Good feelings.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Bad feelings.
(d) Family.

6. What do children associate with lying?
(a) Being a bad person.
(b) Sin.
(c) Protecting others' feelings.
(d) Good feelings.

7. What was hooks personally given by an artist?
(a) Keys to his studio.
(b) Free food.
(c) Money.
(d) Snapshots of his art.

8. Why does hooks fear for young people?
(a) Because they are cynical about love.
(b) Because they hate honesty.
(c) Because they are reckless.
(d) Because they are too modern.

9. What does hooks think enables people to find paradise?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Joy.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Love.

10. What does hooks identify as the original school of love?
(a) School.
(b) College.
(c) Friendships.
(d) Family.

11. Who in hooks' life have always lied?
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Women.
(d) Family.

12. What does hooks insist people not born knowing how to do?
(a) Lie.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) Eat.

13. Why did hooks want to write this book?
(a) To call for a return to love.
(b) To discourage people from love.
(c) For fun.
(d) To warn people about romantic love.

14. What are boys often taught at a young age?
(a) How to build houses.
(b) To express their emotions.
(c) To suppress their emotions.
(d) How to respect women.

15. Why did hooks live through most of her life broken-hearted?
(a) She was mourning death of her cat.
(b) She was mourning her past.
(c) She was mourning a break up.
(d) She was mourning death of a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does hooks use to describe her family?

2. What did hooks realize as a child?

3. Who is Gloria Steinem?

4. What does hooks seek to know through this book?

5. What did hooks realize when she came close to death?

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