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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. What is hooks reminded of every day when she goes into her kitchen?

2. What was hooks afraid of in her early adulthood?

3. What does hook insist is not a function of poverty?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What hangs on hooks's kitchen wall?

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

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

4. Why did an artist give hooks snapshots of his art?

5. What do children learn about lying, according to hooks?

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

7. What does hooks say cannot coexist with love?

8. What university did hooks teach at briefly?

9. Why does hooks say it is easier for men to lie?

10. How does consumer culture encourage lies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's analysis of toxic masculinity. What is toxic masculinity, and what does it have to do with love, according to hooks? What kinds of negative effects does the perpetuation of toxic masculinity in our culture have on one's chance to experience meaningful love practice? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's definition of true love. What is true love according to hooks? What needs to happen in order for a person to be able to experience true love? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the connection between love and forgiveness. Why does hooks believe forgiveness is a vital part of love practice? What does forgiveness make space for in loving relationships? Use examples from the text for support.

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