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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Menakem advocate adding to one's life in Chapter 17 to improve it?
(a) Softness.
(b) More cheese.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Alcohol.

2. What do we all need to do if we are to live full, meaningful lives, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?
(a) Find our soul mate.
(b) Confess to our failings.
(c) Grow up.
(d) Learn to advocate for those who are not like us.

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

4. What should leaders in law enforcement do two to three times a year for their staff, according to Menakem?
(a) Bring in singers.
(b) Bring in puppies.
(c) Bring in clowns.
(d) Bring in healers.

5. What is one way that Menakem says will not work to try to end white-body supremacy?
(a) By trying to tear it to pieces.
(b) By helping law enforcement officials.
(c) By engaging in religious activities.
(d) By singing.

6. What are few skills more essential than in Chapter 11, according to Menakem?
(a) Staying fit.
(b) Learning to settle your body.
(c) Writing.
(d) Finding food.

7. What is the truth about white bodies, according to Menakem in Chapter 15?
(a) They are weak.
(b) They are less likely than Black bodies to become sunburned.
(c) They are resilient.
(d) They are newer than Black bodies.

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

9. What is the second step of moving through clean pain focused on?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Journaling.
(c) Singing.
(d) Staying in the here and now.

10. Which of the following forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?
(a) White flight.
(b) White guilt.
(c) White heartache.
(d) White suspicion.

11. How are police expected to act in many towns and communities, according to Menakem?
(a) Like teachers.
(b) Like religious leaders.
(c) Like friends.
(d) Like soldiers.

12. What kind of energy might a person feel in the early stages of healing?
(a) Intrusive.
(b) Implicit.
(c) Settling.
(d) Protective.

13. Who is Menakem's newphew that he mentions in Chapter 8?
(a) Ben.
(b) Rema.
(c) Xavier.
(d) Tariq.

14. What is another name for code words that are racially related?
(a) Dog whistles.
(b) Epithets.
(c) Slurs.
(d) Euphemisms.

15. What do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?
(a) Read.
(b) Soothe and anchor themselves.
(c) Think critically.
(d) Be good neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following are body practices to do with those people we know and trust?

2. Why did the police officer who killed Philando Castile say he felt in danger?

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

4. Which of the following will NOT help the body discharge excess energy, according to Menakem?

5. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?

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