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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. When do people first learn about love?

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

3. What are people born able to do, according to hooks?

4. What university did hooks teach at?

5. Why did hooks want to write this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What university did hooks teach at briefly?

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

4. What are young boys taught about emotion?

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

6. Why does hooks describe her family as dysfunctional?

7. What is self-assertiveness?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the way hooks draws connections between love and honesty. Why is honesty an vital component of love practice? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the connection between love and capitalism. What is capitalism, and what are some of the major negative effects capitalism has on society's understanding of love? What does living in a capitalist society do (or not do) for our collective love practice? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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