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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is hooks reminded of every day when she goes into her kitchen?
(a) That love is not real.
(b) That love can be found.
(c) That love is only for certain people.
(d) That love is useless.

2. What does living consciously mean, according to hooks?
(a) To think about others.
(b) To think critically about oneself and the world.
(c) To think about one's family.
(d) To think only about oneself.

3. What does hooks say is an act of will?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Lust.
(d) Love.

4. What is a result of being unable to connect with others, according to hooks?
(a) Being mean.
(b) Being lonely.
(c) Being unable to take responsibility for causing pain.
(d) Being a bad person.

5. What does hook insist is not a function of poverty?
(a) Bigotry.
(b) Greed.
(c) Lovelessness.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is love often depicted in pop culture?

2. Who does hooks think is cynical about love?

3. When do people first learn about love?

4. Why did hooks want to write this book?

5. What did hooks spend much of her adult life trying to deny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does hooks believe all children are entitled to?

2. What did hooks first have to do in order to recover from a past of lovelessness?

3. What about the possibilty of love scared hooks when she was younger?

4. Where do people turn to see expressions of love?

5. Why does hooks describe her family as dysfunctional?

6. How does consumer culture encourage lies?

7. What did hooks realize about love as a child?

8. What does hooks say cannot coexist with love?

9. Why does hooks say love cannot exist among lies and secracy?

10. Why is hooks worried about young people?

(see the answer keys)

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