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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 do all adults need to learn how to do, according to Menakem?

2. In the end of Chapter 17, what does Menakem tell the reader s/he has the power to do, above all?

3. Why is white-body supremacy so intractable?

4. Where does Menakem's brother live?

5. What is most police training, according to Menakem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Menakem think Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile?

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

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

4. What is a pernicious side effect of white-body supremacy, according to Menakem in Chapter 16?

5. What advice does Menakem give to leaders in police departments or units at the end of Chapter 17?

6. What do white Americans and police officers have to do in the presence of Black bodies, according to Menakem?

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

8. What must one first choose to do in order to stop intergenerational and historical trauma in its tracks, according to Menakem?

9. What does Menakem write might happen when a white body learns to settle and manage itself?

10. What should white people do when they hear someone use a "dodge" during a racially charged conversation, according to Menakem?

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 does Menakem mean by the phrase "lizard-brain panic," especially as it relates to the sometimes lethal use of force by police, particularly against Black bodies? Write an essay explaining your answers (122).

Essay Topic 3

How does one come to experience "dirty pain," according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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