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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. According to James Baldwin, when is the power of the white world threatened?

2. Who wrote the essay "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space"?

3. What does Menakem say every therapist will tell people about healing?

4. Which of the following is an impervious myth created by white-body supremacy about the Black body?

5. What does Menakem's mother tell him about his grandmother's feet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does our "lizard brain" mostly account for, according to Menakem?

2. What do healing and refusing to heal have in common, according to Menakem?

3. When did Menakem stop "honoring" white fragility in his own life?

4. What happens when two or more unfamiliar bodies first encounter one another, according to Menakem?

5. How does "the white body" often see itself, according to Menakem?

6. What are the two kinds of pain, according to Menakem?

7. What does an embedded trauma response in the body often manifest as, according to Menakem?

8. What does Menakem include at the end of each chapter and why?

9. What do people often think of when they hear the phrase white supremacy, and what is the reality of the situation, according to Menakem?

10. How did white Europeans treat each other centuries ago?

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

Essay Topic 3

How does Menakem advise the reader to treat and engage with the body practices throughout this book, and why do you think he asks readers to do so? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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