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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. What does an embedded trauma response in the body manifest itself as?
2. What does unhealed trauma act like?
3. What do therapists working with couples often discover?
4. Where does white-body supremacy live, according to Menakem?
5. What is a crucial skill in regards to the mind/body connection, according to Menakem?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Menakem define the Jim Crow era?
2. What does an embedded trauma response in the body often manifest as, according to Menakem?
3. What happens when two or more unfamiliar bodies first encounter one another, according to Menakem?
4. When does Menakem say our concepts of whiteness, Blackness, and race were invented?
5. How does "the white body" often see itself, according to Menakem?
6. What did the English bring with them to America, according to Menakem in Chapter 4?
7. In Chapter 5, what does Menakem's mother sometimes say about skin color that aggravates him?
8. As a therapist, what has Menakem discovered about the first step in helping someone heal from trauma?
9. What happens regarding the transfer of trauma in Chapter 3, according to Menakem?
10. What does Menakem include at the end of each chapter and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the relationship between white-body supremacy and the police body, according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What are the five anchors to help a person move through so-called clean pain, according to Menakem? 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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