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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. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?
(a) $705.
(b) $816.
(c) $345.
(d) $500.

2. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?
(a) May, 1989.
(b) September, 1991.
(c) June, 2000.
(d) April, 1992.

3. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
(a) Jerome Miller.
(b) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(c) Marc Mauer.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

4. Who is cited in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" as having said, "In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one's debt to society is never paid"?
(a) William Berkeley.
(b) Jeremy Travis.
(c) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

5. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?

2. Who was the former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that stated that if your child bought drugs, "it was from a student of their own race generally"?

3. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?

4. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?

5. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?

3. How does the author assert drug-law enforcement is different than other types of law enforcement in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

4. What are the financial debts that a former criminal may face? How much of their wages can be garnished to cover these expenses?

5. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

6. What circumstances led to Clinton Drake's inability to vote?

7. What does the author mean when she refers to "second-class citizens" in the book?

8. How does the author compare the incarceration rates of blacks and whites in the U.S. for drug offenses versus the statistics of use among blacks and whites in the country?

9. What were the repercussions of Emma Faye Stewart's decision to take a plea deal?

10. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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