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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 term does hooks use to describe her family?

2. Why should children learn how to be responsible, according to hooks?

3. What does hooks insist people not born knowing how to do?

4. What is one tactic men use to gain power in relationships?

5. What made hooks begin to think more critically about love?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is self-assertiveness?

3. What was hooks able to do once she stopped mourning her past?

4. Where does hooks say we first learn about love?

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

6. What are young boys taught about emotion?

7. How does consumer culture encourage lies?

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

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

10. How does hooks define love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the connection between love and fear. What role does fear play in love practice? According to hooks, in what ways does fear hold one back from experiencing true love? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the way hooks draws connection between love and service. What does hooks believe about the act of serving others? In what way is service to others ultimately beneficial to oneself? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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