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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 is one of the reasons hooks points out that many people will not know love?

2. What negates love, according to hooks?

3. What are people born able to do, according to hooks?

4. Who does hooks think is cynical about love?

5. When do people first learn about love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is hooks worried about young people?

2. Why does hooks encourage people to commit to truth telling?

3. Where do people turn to see expressions of love?

4. What hangs on hooks's kitchen wall?

5. What is self-assertiveness?

6. What are young boys taught about emotion?

7. What do children learn about lying, according to hooks?

8. What university did hooks teach at briefly?

9. Why does hooks describe her family as dysfunctional?

10. What does hooks say cannot coexist with love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the connection between love and capitalism. What is capitalism, and what are some of the major negative effects capitalism has on society's understanding of love? What does living in a capitalist society do (or not do) for our collective love practice? Use examples from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore hooks's analysis of the power dynamics that exist in relationships rooted in love (be they romantic or platonic). What role does power play in relationships that should be loving? In what ways can power be yielded in these relationships, and in what ways is this struggle for power ultimately damaging? Use examples from the text for support.

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