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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, according to hooks, becomes acceptable in a culture of greed?

2. What, according to hooks, does embracing love entail?

3. What does a lot of self-help literature normalize?

4. When can an awakening to love happen, according to hooks?

5. What is the primary way hooks offers to resist greed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do people tend to give into consumer culture?

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

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

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

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

9. What does awareness do for one's capacity to love, according to hooks?

10. Who is Marianne Williamson?

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 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 2

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 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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