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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 did Hooks mention as a tool that cuts both ways with regard to progress?

2. What need/expectation did Hooks say is common in poorer women?

3. What was the first topic that Hooks talked about in Chapter 3?

4. What did Hooks say about male colleagues' lack of interest or unwillingness to listen to his female counterparts?

5. According to Hooks, when is the profession of teaching best served?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hooks say in Chapter 3 about individual instructors' ability to speak freely in meetings at Oberlin?

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

3. In what way did Hooks describe her feeling like an outsider within her own home?

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

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

6. What did Hooks say about self-actualization?

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

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

9. Why did Hooks feel like her theoretical works were harshly criticized?

10. What did Hooks say about the effect of the feminist theory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was the manner in which Hooks taught different when the majority of students were black as opposed to a majority of white? Explain how. How did she say her black students reacted to the white perspective of feminism?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hooks' overall perception of black women and white women. What similarities does she mention between the two groups? What differences? What does Hooks say is the focus of white women who are involved in feminist theory? What about the black women involved in feminist theory? How do the black and white women interact when it comes to competing for the attention of black men?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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