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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 237 - 309).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the police tackle Menakem's nephew in Chapter 8?
(a) They say he was running away from them.
(b) They say he had a gun.
(c) They say he looks like a robbery suspect.
(d) They say they just saw him mug someone.

2. What does Menakem call his list of the particular steps of moving through clean pain?
(a) The nine beings.
(b) The six steps.
(c) The five anchors.
(d) The eight truths.

3. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?
(a) When Black people gain more wealth.
(b) When Black people gain better access to education.
(c) When a Black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions.
(d) When a white person accepts that Black people are equal.

4. Where does the largest part of the soul nerve travel?
(a) Through the arm.
(b) Through the hair.
(c) Through the gut.
(d) Through the heart.

5. What exercise does Menakem suggest for white readers at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Recalling an incident in which they lost a job.
(b) Recalling an incident in which they uneccesarily called the police.
(c) Recalling an incident in which they have asked a Black body to comfort or protect them.
(d) Recalling an incident in which they misinterpreted a micro-aggression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Menakem's newphew that he mentions in Chapter 8?

2. What would Menakem's grandmother frequently do to try to comfort herself?

3. In the end of Chapter 3, what does Menakem say Blacks have developed over many years?

4. Where did Menakem spend a lot of time with his brothers when he was little?

5. What do we all need to do if we are to live full, meaningful lives, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

(see the answer key)

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