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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. Which of the following will NOT help the body discharge excess energy, according to Menakem?

2. Which of the following forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?

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

4. What does Menakem call his list of the particular steps of moving through clean pain?

5. What does Menakem say in Chapter 17 that police officers do NOT have a free pass to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Menakem say about lynchings in general in Chapter 12 that might surprise many Americans?

4. When would Menakem's grandmother sometimes whip him?

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

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

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

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

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

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 does Menakem mean when he states that race is a myth? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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