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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. Who wrote the essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space"?

2. What do white bodies often desire to do in relation to Black bodies, according to Menakem?

3. What does one do by healing his own trauma?

4. What does Menakem say his book presents some profound opportunities for?

5. How can trauma be inherited, according to Menakem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did white Europeans treat each other centuries ago?

3. What does Menakem include at the end of each chapter and why?

4. As a therapist, what has Menakem discovered about the first step in helping someone heal from trauma?

5. What does an embedded trauma response in the body often manifest as, according to Menakem?

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

7. What benefit does one healing one's individual trauma have?

8. How does "the white body" often see itself, according to Menakem?

9. How does Menakem react to the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice?

10. What do healing and refusing to heal have in common, according to Menakem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the training sessions Menakem led for the Minneapolis Police Department focused on, and how did he carry them out? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the effect of the false perception that Black skin, and Black bodies, are somehow less sensitive to pain and injury than white skin and white bodies, according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Menakem's nephew Xavier's encounter with the police in Chapter 8 affect his and his family's perceptions of police treatment of Black bodies? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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