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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 problem Hooks addressed with regard to the works of blacks and women?

2. What was the first observation that Hooks makes with regard to the main issue she is going to talk about in Chapter 15?

3. What did Hooks say is the most important thing for students and teachers to help implement improved strategies?

4. Chapter 9 said that Hooks' work would have been published through what system if it hadn't been flawed?

5. What type of market did "Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom" appeal to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Hooks say about the method she used to teach her students when the majority of them were black?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 8, what hierarchies did Hooks talk about dismantling? What will replace them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

According to Hooks, when is education at its best? What do teachers believe about their role before students are encouraged to participate in the learning process? What did Hooks believe about proper instructional methods and participation from students?

Essay Topic 3

What two reasons were given for why Hooks used the pseudonym "bell hooks"? Why did she not use capital letters? Give specific examples of where these reasons were evident throughout the book.

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