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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 is considered by some to be a form of liberation for poor, working women?

2. How did many of Hooks' male students feel about gender issues?

3. In the context of class, what did Hooks say could happen to the status of the black partner within an interracial (black/white) relationship?

4. What group of students did Hooks find is hardest to teach?

5. According to Chapter 10, many believed sexual relationships across racial boundaries are which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group did Hooks thank as being the first audience who gave her the opportunity to discuss the main topic of Chapter 15 candidly?

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

3. What did Hooks observe about the relationship between black women and white men? In what contexts did she speak of this relationship?

4. What was the main issue addressed in Chapter 13? What was the first thing mentioned about this issue?

5. What new experience did Hooks say many American blacks are currently facing?

6. What did Hooks say about black authors and feminists being one in the same?

7. What did Hooks say about language and its influence on the learning process?

8. What did Hooks say about the relationship between black and white women and white women and black men?

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

10. What did Hooks say about a woman's social status and its connection to her partner?

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

Compare and contrast Hooks' overall perception of black women and white women. What similarities does she mention between the two groups? What differences? What does Hooks say is the focus of white women who are involved in feminist theory? What about the black women involved in feminist theory? How do the black and white women interact when it comes to competing for the attention of black men?

Essay Topic 3

What did Hooks say about a poor woman's need for making money as an adult? What did these women consider a good job? Generally, what did their job prospects look like?

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