View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following are body practices to do with those people we know and trust?
(a) Participate in a fundraiser.
(b) Go to a nightclub.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Take a silent walk together and keep footsteps in sync.

2. What creature does Menakem use in an example of a hypothetical brutal act in the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A bird.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A groundhog.

3. When should white people challenge others in conversations that are racially charged?
(a) When they hear someone use the n-word.
(b) When they hear someone using a "dodge."
(c) When they hear one of the five anchors.
(d) When they hear someone say they will not ever hire a Black person to work for them.

4. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?
(a) The Museum Organization of America.
(b) Minneapolis Police Department.
(c) The Fraternal Order Association.
(d) The Library of Congress.

5. Where does Menakem's brother live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Austin.
(c) Monterey.
(d) Dallas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following were lynchings NOT in the year 1920 in America?

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

3. What does the comedian Jon Stewart say about law enforcement in the beginning of Chapter 17?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does active listening involve?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is one of the hardest parts of healing trauma, according to Menakem in Chapter 12?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 750 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample