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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 hook write that the cultural emphasis on consumption deflect attention from?

2. What is the primary vehicle for promotion of greed, as identified by hooks?

3. What does hooks long for?

4. What place does hooks write that love allow people to enter?

5. What is a false notion of love, according to hooks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does hooks say true love is all about?

2. What does hooks think about the notion that people 'fall in love'?

3. Why is hooks distrustful of mass media?

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

5. Why is listening an important part of communicating?

6. What does cynicism lead young people to believe about love?

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

8. What does hooks say of spiritual life?

9. How do men view love in a patriarchal culture?

10. Why does hooks like living in small towns?

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 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.

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 in which you explore familial love. In particular, what is particularly unique about familial love, and why is it extremely valuable and somewhat complicated? Use examples from the text for support.

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