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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. In terms of feminist scholarship, what did Hooks say she was thankful for?

2. What type of experiences did Hooks write about in Chapter 8?

3. How did Hooks view the instructional methods used by teachers?

4. Hooks discussed the limitations of what?

5. According to Hooks, who are more vulnerable to white men than white women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Chapter 14 gave a preview to the main topic addressed in Chapter 15. What was the issue? What was the first observation that Hooks made?

5. How did Hooks address the issue of dominance in Chapter 8?

6. According to Chapter 9, in what way was "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" a failure?

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

8. What did Hooks say about her making space for others to speak about class, race and gender issues?

9. What racial topic did Hooks mention in Chapter 12 that was mentioned in previous chapters?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Hooks' relationship with Ron Scapp. Did they relate to each other romantically? How did they affect each other as teachers? How did race and gender play as factors in their relationship? How did people in the outside world receive them? Were their social class upbringings similar or different? How?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Chela Sandoval? What role did she play in Hooks' life in terms of teaching and education as a whole? What did Hooks think of Sandoval's work? What did Hooks say the public thinks of Sandoval's work?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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