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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 was the first topic that Hooks talked about in Chapter 3?
2. In Chapter 4, what important tenet did Hooks repeat?
3. Hooks said a woman with a high-paying career could represent which of the following?
4. What did Hooks say is a token of progress among women?
5. What did Hooks notice between white women?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Hooks say "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" affected women who have been educated by the male system?
2. What did Hooks say in Chapter 3 about individual instructors' ability to speak freely in meetings at Oberlin?
3. What did Hooks say about the psyches of women?
4. In Chapter 5, what issue did Hook face again within academic atmospheres?
5. In Chapter 6, what qualities did Hooks say a woman might possess to show that she is successful?
6. What were the two possible reasons mentioned in Chapter 4 that explain why "bell hooks" did not capitalize her pseudonym?
7. In terms of the types of job opportunities available for poor people, what was Hooks' view?
8. Was Hooks' first integrated friendship received with open arms?
9. What did Hooks say about the general assessment of the theoretical works of women of color?
10. What did Hooks say is the other side to creating high standards of theoretical work that exclude certain groups?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What social class did Hooks grow up in? Did this affect her social class as an adult? Are there other aspects of her life affected by her class as a child? How did Hooks relate one's class to how they learn?
Essay Topic 2
What two reasons were given for why Hooks used the pseudonym "bell hooks"? Why did she not use capital letters? Give specific examples of where these reasons were evident throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 12, what was Hooks' opinion of the way the public views feminist theory? What did she believe could happen because of this? Did she believe a feminist backlash had taken place? If so, what did she hope for in terms of a resolution?
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