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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 one way hooks identifies to express love?

2. What does hooks write is an important part of communication?

3. What is the second step, identified by hooks, on love's path?

4. What does hooks insist does not end when one begins to love?

5. What is a primary way to end oppression and domination?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toni Morrison say of romantic love in The Bluest Eye?

2. What does hooks say of spiritual life?

3. What do people need to invest in to know genuine love, according to hooks?

4. What are the effects of isolation and loneliness according to hooks?

5. What does it mean to live by a love ethic?

6. What does hooks say is the best way to resist greed?

7. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. say of the power of love?

8. What did Lil' Kim tell hooks about her thoughts on love?

9. Why does hooks like living in small towns?

10. In what ways does loving practice involve decision-making, according to hooks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's analysis of romantic love. What constitutes romantic love, and what are the positive and negative aspects of this kind of love? What message does hooks want readers to take away regarding romantic love? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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