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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 177 - 233).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does your body feel when the soul nerve is functioning well?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Relaxed, open and settled.
(c) Sunburned.
(d) Constricted.

2. Which years defined the Enslavement Era?
(a) 1750 through 1850.
(b) 1619 through 1865.
(c) 1600 through 1850.
(d) 1760 through 1920.

3. What does Menakem's mother tell him about his grandmother's feet?
(a) They have been broken many times.
(b) They helped his grandmother swim well.
(c) They are the toughest part of his grandmother's body.
(d) They are also callused from picking cotton.

4. Which of the following is NOT necessary in order for one to do great harm, according to Charles Blow?
(a) Operating with religious motivations.
(b) Operating in concert.
(c) Operating in solitude.
(d) Operating with great malice.

5. What did Menakem's grandmother used to whip he and his brothers with?
(a) A piece of twine.
(b) A belt.
(c) A willow switch.
(d) A riding crop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way for Black people to mend their own hearts, as Menakem explains it in the end of Chapter 15?

2. What does Menakem say every therapist will tell people about healing?

3. What is life full of, according to Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah's quote in Chapter 12?

4. What is the truth about white bodies, according to Menakem in Chapter 15?

5. What are two characteristics of resilience?

(see the answer key)

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