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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 type of experiences did Hooks write about in Chapter 8?
2. In which of the following did Hooks NOT say the patriarchal structure was the ruling force of?
3. Hooks used Chapter 9 to do what with many of her ideas?
4. What is a difference between the upbringing of Hooks and her friend?
5. How did Hooks view the instructional methods used by teachers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hooks say about black authors and feminists being one in the same?
2. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?
3. What did Hooks say in Chapter 12 about the present state of feminist theory?
4. What accusation did Hooks say many black men face when in a relationship with a white woman?
5. What did Hooks say about the method she used to teach her students when the majority of them were black?
6. What racial topic did Hooks mention in Chapter 12 that was mentioned in previous chapters?
7. Hooks used Chapter 9 to do what with many of the ideas she previously discussed? How did the readers feel about these ideas?
8. According to Chapter 9, in what way was "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" a failure?
9. What did Hooks notice about classes that consisted mainly of white women concerning their interest in feminist theory?
10. What new experience did Hooks say many American blacks are currently facing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Hooks mentioned several of her life experiences from childhood to adulthood. Do you think this was ONLY to give you background about her? If so, why do you feel that is significant? If not, do you think those experiences greatly influenced her to become a teacher or to write this book? If so, give specific examples mentioned in the book and correlate them to why she became a teacher or wrote the book?
Essay Topic 2
How did Hooks feel about her work not being published by a university publishing company? What possible reason did she give for why it was not? What effect did this have on her?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Hook's view of white supremacy. Did she agree that this concept was a necessary part of society? If not, what did she agree with in its place? What examples did Hooks give of times in her life that she was exposed to this notion?
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