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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 the first step in the process of loving for hooks?
(a) Loving your family.
(b) Telling people you love them.
(c) Embracing a new definition of love.
(d) Loving yourself.

2. What does hooks say is the responsibillity of adults?
(a) To hate children.
(b) To discipline children.
(c) To love children.
(d) To fear children.

3. What does hooks say female fantasy is regarded as?
(a) Useful.
(b) Pure escape.
(c) Reality.
(d) Useless.

4. What did hooks realize when she came close to death?
(a) That she wanted to travel more.
(b) That she had not known love yet.
(c) That she was terminally ill.
(d) That she needed to write one more book.

5. What do many books about love tend to avoid?
(a) A clear definition of hatred.
(b) Images of platonic love.
(c) A clear definition of love.
(d) Images of romantic love.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does hooks encourage readers to let go of grief?

2. What is afforded to men more than women?

3. What does consumer culture encourage?

4. Who does hooks think is cynical about love?

5. Who in hooks' life have always lied?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do children associate with love, according to hooks?

2. Why is hooks worried about young people?

3. How does consumer culture encourage lies?

4. Why does hooks describe her family as dysfunctional?

5. How does hooks define love?

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

7. What confused hooks about her childhood?

8. Why does hooks encourage people to commit to truth telling?

9. What hangs on hooks's kitchen wall?

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

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