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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 forms does the pain of white progressives sometimes take, according to Menakem?
2. Healing does not occur in which of the following?
3. How does Menakem define trauma in Chapter 8?
4. What do white women in America suffer from high rates of?
5. In the end of Chapter 17, what does Menakem tell the reader s/he has the power to do, above all?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Menakem think about lizard-brain panic and use of force involving police officers?
2. Why does Bryan, Menakem's friend, call him so shaken in Chapter 8?
3. What role does the soul nerve play in the body, according to Menakem?
4. What did Menakem's grandmother often do to comfort herself in times of stress?
5. When would Menakem's grandmother sometimes whip him?
6. What must one first choose to do in order to stop intergenerational and historical trauma in its tracks, according to Menakem?
7. Why does Menakem think Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile?
8. What do white Americans and police officers have to do in the presence of Black bodies, according to Menakem?
9. What does Menakem say about lynchings in general in Chapter 12 that might surprise many Americans?
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
How does Menakem argue that the trauma white Europeans experienced centuries ago is related to white-body supremacy in America today? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
How does the "soul nerve" affect people's behavior, especially in racially charged or sensitive situations, according to Menakem? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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