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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the very end of Chapter 7, what does Menakem remind white people that whiteness does NOT equal?

2. What is the title of Barbara Tuchman's book?

3. Who wrote "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking"?

4. In the end of Chapter 3, what does Menakem say Blacks have developed over many years?

5. What is one main message behind micro-aggressions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will some people never be able to see Black bodies as "unarmed," according to Menakem?

2. How does Menakem define the Jim Crow era?

3. What does Menakem remember about his grandmother's hands?

4. What does our "lizard brain" mostly account for, according to Menakem?

5. What happens when two or more unfamiliar bodies first encounter one another, according to Menakem?

6. What happens regarding the transfer of trauma in Chapter 3, according to Menakem?

7. What is one of the many paradoxes of race that Menakem mentions in Chapter 5?

8. What did the English bring with them to America, according to Menakem in Chapter 4?

9. What are micro-aggressions?

10. When did Menakem stop "honoring" white fragility in his own life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the "soul nerve" affect people's behavior, especially in racially charged or sensitive situations, according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What anecdote about his own mother, and her attitudes towards Black skin tones, does Menakem share, and what issues does he hope to highlight for the reader in so doing? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the stories, experiences, and anecdotes Menakem shares from both his childhood and adult life that he uses to illustrate how trauma in the body - especially as it relates to racial injustice - has affected his own family and his own life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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