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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 did Officer Soppeland do immediately after shooting Matthew Hovland-Knase?
(a) He got a first aid kit and started administering medical aid.
(b) He sped away in his car.
(c) He flagged down a passerby to call 911.
(d) He froze and could not do anything.

2. What is helpful after one experiences a stressful event, as Menakem explains the process in Chapter 13?
(a) Playing golf.
(b) Cooking a meal.
(c) Buying things.
(d) Talking to someone who is an active listener.

3. What does Menakem's brother tell him so many cops are told repeatedly that leads to tragic outcomes?
(a) Assume most people are armed and dangerous.
(b) Find a way to survive at all costs.
(c) You need to protect your fellow officers above all else.
(d) Hesitation will get an officer killed.

4. Which friend of Menakem's is surprised by police mistreatment against him in Chapter 8?
(a) Henry.
(b) Bryan.
(c) Jeffery.
(d) Ben.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Menakem write that people often visit him for therapy?

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

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

5. Who shot Philando Castile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Menakem's brother, who is a police officer, tell him about his job in Chapter 17?

4. What does Menakem think about lizard-brain panic and use of force involving police officers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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