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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. What part of the body does most human behavior involve, according to Menakem?
(a) The nose.
(b) The heart.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The soul nerve.

2. What are the practices that Menakem puts forward to the reader to help settle the body?
(a) Final chances.
(b) Nourishment as well as medicine.
(c) Work-arounds to prevent actually having to do the work of healing.
(d) Ways to better connect with a partner.

3. In which state were more white people lynched than Black people?
(a) Florida.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) New Jersey.

4. What would Menakem's grandmother frequently do to try to comfort herself?
(a) Read.
(b) Garden.
(c) Rock her body or hum.
(d) Run.

5. Which of the following will NOT help the body discharge excess energy, according to Menakem?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Doing yoga.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Running.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Menakem suggest as an action to help a white body feel more settled in the presence of Black bodies?

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

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

4. How does your body feel when the soul nerve is functioning well?

5. What is the second step of moving through clean pain focused on?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What must one first choose to do in order to stop intergenerational and historical trauma in its tracks, according to Menakem?

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

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

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

6. What are three things everyone working in American law enforcement need to hear, according to Menakem?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Menakem say police are often tasked with in communities?

8. What do white Americans and police officers have to do in the presence of Black bodies, according to Menakem?

9. What does confronting white-skin privilege involve, according to Menakem?

10. What historical event does Menakem ask the reader to look at pictures of, and why, in Chapter 16?

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