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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 did hooks realize as a child?

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

3. What does hooks say needs to happen to create a loving culture?

4. What is a simple way for children to learn discipline?

5. What are boys often taught at a young age?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does hooks describe her family as dysfunctional?

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

7. What are young boys taught about emotion?

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

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

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

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 love and patriarchy. How has the power of patriarchy impacted cultural views -- held or perpetuated by both men and women -- about love? What are the general understandings of love in a patriarchal society, and why are they counterproductive? 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 community. What makes a community, and why is it important that everyone strive to be a part of one? In what ways is community essential to one's ability to love? Use examples from the text for support.

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