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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 identify as a breeding ground for overconsumption?

2. How are men inclined to see love in a patriarchal culture, according to hooks?

3. What is the heartbeat of genuine love, according to hooks?

4. What does hooks think society fears most?

5. What does mass media tend to dwell on, according to hooks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did hooks's partner of 15 years want from her?

2. What does hooks say is largely absent from modern writing?

3. What did hooks unconsciously want from her partner of 15 years?

4. What does hooks say of power in relationships?

5. What does hooks say of spiritual life?

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

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

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

9. What does hooks say is the value of loving friendships?

10. How does fear keep people from practicing love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's explanation of self-love. What is self-love according to hooks, and why is it important that every individual practice self-love? In what ways does the practice of self-love create new opportunities for people? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's analysis of the power dynamics that exist in relationships rooted in love (be they romantic or platonic). What role does power play in relationships that should be loving? In what ways can power be yielded in these relationships, and in what ways is this struggle for power ultimately damaging? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's concept of lovelessness. What does it mean to be loveless and continue to perpetuate lovelessness? Use examples from the text for support.

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