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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 eight truths.
(d) The five anchors.

3. What is one area where the soul nerve does not connect to?
(a) The hair.
(b) The thinking brain.
(c) The feet.
(d) The fingers.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many opposing forces does Menakem say a person will notice in attempting to mend trauma?

2. Where does Menakem's brother live?

3. In Chapter 8, what does Menakem explicitly say is not a valid defense for murder?

4. What did Menakem's grandmother used to whip he and his brothers with?

5. In the end of Chapter 17, what does Menakem tell the reader s/he has the power to do, above all?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Menakem's 15-year-old nephew in Chapter 8?

2. What are some activities specifically for Black bodies that can help them harmonize with other Black bodies, according to Menakem?

3. When would Menakem's grandmother sometimes whip him?

4. What role does the soul nerve play in the body, according to Menakem?

5. Why does Bryan, Menakem's friend, call him so shaken in Chapter 8?

6. Why does Menakem think Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile?

7. What advice does Menakem give to leaders in police departments or units at the end of Chapter 17?

8. What is a pernicious side effect of white-body supremacy, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

9. What does Menakem say about lynchings in general in Chapter 12 that might surprise many Americans?

10. Why does Lonnie Soppeland say he shot Matthew Hovland-Knase?

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