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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which school year reunion did Hooks mention in Chapter 2?
(a) 15th year.
(b) 30th year.
(c) 10th year.
(d) 20th year.

2. What did Hooks say about the work options for poorer people?
(a) They are jobs that will never allow for promotion.
(b) They are jobs that the poor would enjoy.
(c) They are somewhat restricted.
(d) They are plentiful.

3. How did Hooks describe the works of the Latina theorist introduced in Chapter 5?
(a) Spellbinding yet easily understood.
(b) Captivates its readers by presenting blatant untruths.
(c) Explains the importance of compromise in a world of dominance and oppression.
(d) Having some mystique and a possibly puzzling or unexpected power.

4. How did Hooks compare the characteristics of middle and upper class women to men of the same class?
(a) They are NOT the same.
(b) They are different but equal.
(c) They have similarities but are not exactly the same.
(d) They are exactly the same.

5. In Chapter 2, what type of person did Hooks say she made friends with?
(a) A white boy-man.
(b) A black boy-man.
(c) A black girl-woman.
(d) A white girl-woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the continuation of Chapter 5, what did Hooks say about the method of achieving higher results when analyzing theoretical works?

2. What did Hooks say about her interaction with white peers?

3. According to Hooks, students many times believe that learning is what?

4. In Chapter 1, whose work did Hooks mention?

5. What type of thinking did Hooks say is crucial to the educational process?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hooks say it made her feel when she was not heard by her male colleagues?

2. What did Hooks say about the general assessment of the theoretical works of women of color?

3. Hooks' first experience of racial integration was during her post-secondary school years. What was her perception of integration and education?

4. What were the two possible reasons mentioned in Chapter 4 that explain why "bell hooks" did not capitalize her pseudonym?

5. In terms of the types of job opportunities available for poor people, what was Hooks' view?

6. What did Hooks say about self-actualization?

7. How did Hooks describe dishonesty and how it can affect progress?

8. In Chapter 1, what did Hooks say about the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh?

9. According to Hooks, in what way did the concept of subject play a role?

10. How did Hooks say "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" affected women who have been educated by the male system?

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