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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. In Chapter 9, what group did Hooks say is the dominant minority group in some parts of the United States?
(a) Irish.
(b) Hispanics.
(c) Italians.
(d) Africans.

2. What is the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?
(a) Music.
(b) A poem.
(c) A novel.
(d) A speech.

3. What company published "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom"?
(a) Random House.
(b) Penguin Group.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Routledge.

4. During the experiences mentioned in Chapter 8, silence of what issues ended for Hooks?
(a) Matters of insecurities, age, and class.
(b) Matters of race, class, and gender.
(c) Matters of discrimination, politics, and age.
(d) Matters of race, class, and religion.

5. What did Hooks say about most white people during the period of slavery?
(a) They were racist.
(b) They owned many slaves.
(c) They were too poor to own slaves.
(d) They wanted to implement integration.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 14 said that Chapter 15 is devoted to what type of issues?

2. Hooks talked about making space for what?

3. What did Hooks say is the most important thing for students and teachers to help implement improved strategies?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Hooks say about the experience of white women?

5. What did Hooks say is considered by some to be a form of liberation for poor, working women?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Hooks, what affected how she subjectively related to teaching?

2. Hooks used Chapter 9 to do what with many of the ideas she previously discussed? How did the readers feel about these ideas?

3. What did Hooks say in Chapter 12 about the present state of feminist theory?

4. What was Hooks' profession at the time she wrote this book? When was the book published?

5. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?

6. What did Hooks notice about classes that consisted mainly of white women concerning their interest in feminist theory?

7. What did Hooks say about the relationship between black and white women and white women and black men?

8. What does Hooks say about her students and liberating practices?

9. What was the main issue addressed in Chapter 13? What was the first thing mentioned about this issue?

10. What did Hooks say about girls and the oppressive conditions they face?

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