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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the police officer who killed Philando Castile say he felt in danger?
(a) The officer was feeling sick.
(b) Castile had a gun in the car.
(c) The officer was tired.
(d) The officer was angry from something unrelated that had happened that day.

2. Where does Menakem's brother live?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Austin.
(c) Monterey.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What does Menakem advocate adding to one's life in Chapter 17 to improve it?
(a) More cheese.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Softness.
(d) Alcohol.

4. Why does Menakem write that people often visit him for therapy?
(a) To be with his settled, regulated nervous system.
(b) To make jokes with him.
(c) To see his fish tank.
(d) To look at his books.

5. Who shot Philando Castile?
(a) Officer Jeronimo Yanez.
(b) Officer Henley Bowen.
(c) Officer John Riley.
(d) Officer Heletia Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many opposing forces does Menakem say a person will notice in attempting to mend trauma?

2. What is one way for Black people to mend their own hearts, as Menakem explains it in the end of Chapter 15?

3. Healing does not occur in which of the following?

4. What does Menakem's brother tell him so many cops are told repeatedly that leads to tragic outcomes?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does active listening involve?

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

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

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