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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. What creature does Menakem use in an example of a hypothetical brutal act in the beginning of Chapter 16?

3. Where did Menakem lead a series of training sessions while he was writing this book?

4. What part of the body does most human behavior involve, according to Menakem?

5. What is another name for code words that are racially related?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role does the soul nerve play in the body, according to Menakem?

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

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

6. What does Menakem think about lizard-brain panic and use of force involving police officers?

7. What does confronting white-skin privilege involve, according to Menakem?

8. Why does a settled body matter so much, according to Menakem?

9. What are three things everyone working in American law enforcement need to hear, according to Menakem?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does trauma spread between bodies, "like a contagious disease," according to Menakem (37)? 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 describe microaggressions, and how does experiencing microaggressions affect many people of color in America? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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