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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 the presence of a teacher in a classroom?
2. What type of experiences did Hooks write about in Chapter 8?
3. According to Hooks, who are more vulnerable to white men than white women?
4. What feeling towards men in her adult life did Hooks have as a result of her childhood?
5. In Chapter 12, Hooks wrote about the patriarchal structure within what context?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?
2. According to Chapter 9, in what way was "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" a failure?
3. Hooks used Chapter 9 to do what with many of the ideas she previously discussed? How did the readers feel about these ideas?
4. Who was Ron Scapp? What role did he play in Hooks' life?
5. What did Hooks say about girls and the oppressive conditions they face?
6. What did Hooks observe about the relationship between black women and white men? In what contexts did she speak of this relationship?
7. How did Hooks address the issue of dominance in Chapter 8?
8. What did Hooks say about black authors and feminists being one in the same?
9. How did Hooks describe the patriarchal system she grew up in?
10. Who is the target audience for "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" and what does this mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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