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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 say about women concerning many of the ideas she addressed in the book?
2. Who was the main target audience of this book?
3. What did Hooks say would be the experience for American blacks?
4. What did Hooks say affects how she subjectively relates to teaching?
5. What is the great leap forward that Hooks received from one of her male students?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?
2. What did Hooks say about black authors and feminists being one in the same?
3. What did Hooks observe about the relationship between black women and white men? In what contexts did she speak of this relationship?
4. How did Hooks address the issue of dominance in Chapter 8?
5. What accusation did Hooks say many black men face when in a relationship with a white woman?
6. What was Hooks' profession at the time she wrote this book? When was the book published?
7. What does Hooks say about her students and liberating practices?
8. What special characteristics are mentioned about Chapter 12?
9. What did Hooks say about the relationship between black and white women and white women and black men?
10. What did Hooks say about the method she used to teach her students when the majority of them were black?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As a child, what was Hooks' experience with the patriarchal system? Was it something she agreed or disagreed with? How did she approach the patriarchal system as an adult? How is "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" influenced by the patriarchal system?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How did Hooks associate language with learning and her students? How did her students feel about being able to speak in the classroom? How did Hooks feel about her ability to speak within the classroom? Did anyone influence how she speaks and what she teaches?
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