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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 does hooks say can heal wounds of the past?

2. What do dictionary definitions of love tend to emphasize?

3. What negates love, according to hooks?

4. What are the foundations of love, according to hooks?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does hooks define love?

4. Why is hooks worried about young people?

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

6. What confused hooks about her childhood?

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

8. Why does hooks say love cannot exist among lies and secracy?

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

10. What university did hooks teach at briefly?

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 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 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.

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