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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 are some aspects of life that can unsettle our bodies?
2. Which of the following are body practices to do with those people we know and trust?
3. Why do the police tackle Menakem's nephew in Chapter 8?
4. How does Menakem define trauma in Chapter 8?
5. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does a settled body matter so much, according to Menakem?
2. What does Menakem's brother, who is a police officer, tell him about his job in Chapter 17?
3. What is a pernicious side effect of white-body supremacy, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?
4. What role does the soul nerve play in the body, according to Menakem?
5. In Chapter 8, what does Menakem say police are often tasked with in communities?
6. What did Menakem's grandmother often do to comfort herself in times of stress?
7. What does confronting white-skin privilege involve, according to Menakem?
8. What does Menakem say about lynchings in general in Chapter 12 that might surprise many Americans?
9. What does Menakem think about lizard-brain panic and use of force involving police officers?
10. What must one first choose to do in order to stop intergenerational and historical trauma in its tracks, according to Menakem?
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 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
What are some differences and similarities in the manner in which both trauma and resilience are passed from one generation to the next, according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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