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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 few skills more essential than in Chapter 11, according to Menakem?
2. Which of the following are body practices to do with those people we know and trust?
3. Which of the following were lynchings NOT in the year 1920 in America?
4. Why did Officer Betty Shelby say she shot Terence Crutcher?
5. Which friend of Menakem's is surprised by police mistreatment against him in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Menakem's brother, who is a police officer, tell him about his job in Chapter 17?
2. What does Menakem think about lizard-brain panic and use of force involving police officers?
3. What should white people do when they hear someone use a "dodge" during a racially charged conversation, according to Menakem?
4. Why does a settled body matter so much, according to Menakem?
5. What are some activities specifically for Black bodies that can help them harmonize with other Black bodies, according to Menakem?
6. Why does Lonnie Soppeland say he shot Matthew Hovland-Knase?
7. What is one of the hardest parts of healing trauma, according to Menakem in Chapter 12?
8. What does Menakem say about lynchings in general in Chapter 12 that might surprise many Americans?
9. When would Menakem's grandmother sometimes whip him?
10. What does confronting white-skin privilege involve, according to Menakem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does Menakem describe microaggressions, and how does experiencing microaggressions affect many people of color in America? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does one come to experience "dirty pain," according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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