Beginning
What is the title of the book?
Men We reaped
Demond Cook was remembered for this personality trait, showing care and generosity towards others.
What is kindness?
What family member got killed by a drunk driver?
Her brother Joshua
What are the names of the two places Brenda and Lexi went?
Yale Art Gallery & Hill’s Kitchen
How did Alyssa get to the location
Lyft
Who are the 5 young men in the author's life that passed away?
Roger, Demond, Charles, Ronald, & Joshua
In this chapter, Ward suggests that surviving violence can still leave people feeling this way.
What is wounded?
What consequence was given to the killer of Joshua?
A slap on the wrist
What was Brenda’s favorite part of the exhibit?
Watching the interview on the TV
Where did Alyssa go?
Yale Art Gallery
How many siblings does Jesmyn have?
1 brother and 2 sisters
This is the relationship between Jesmyn Ward and the man featured in the chapter "We Are Wounded"
What is her brother?
What made Ronald’s death so significant?
He died by suicide
What was Lexi’s take away?
That women were dedicated to making pottery as their main source of income
No one
What was her first impactful childhood trauma?
Getting attacked by her fathers pitbull
Ward emphasizes that even without direct involvement, witnessing violence can cause this type of harm.
What is psychological damage?
What larger issue was critiqued throughout this whole book?
Racial disparity the justice system has
What city were Lexi & Brenda in?
New Haven, CT
The first African American woman to receive a Ph.D in Cultural Anthropology
Who is Manet Helen Fowler?
What is the name of the author?
Jesmyn
How did Charles die?
What is a train collision?
What is the message behind “Men We reaped”
The men were reaped by society, that placed literal value on their lives.
What did Lexi and Brenda observe at Hill’s kitchen?
What did Alyssa find interesting?
How Yale received the African art and antiques