The New Jim Crow Test | Final Test - Medium

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The New Jim Crow Test | Final Test - Medium

Michelle Alexander and Michelle McCool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 129 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?
(a) Prosecutors.
(b) Defendants.
(c) Judges.
(d) Defense attorneys.

2. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1988.

3. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Evil.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Greed.

4. What organization did Dorsey Nunn co-found?
(a) The United Negros' Fund.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) Tomorrow's Sunshine.
(d) All of Us or None.

5. In 2006, one in how many African American men was behind bars?
(a) 106.
(b) 14.
(c) 29.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice" that in the federal system, homicide offenders account for 0.4% of the past decade's growth in the federal prison population while drug offenders account for what percent of that expansion?

2. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "All racial caste systems, not just mass incarceration, have been supported by" what?

3. Who wrote the book States of Denial?

4. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?

5. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?

4. What are the obstacles that former criminals face in terms of finding housing?

5. What was enacted with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998?

6. How does the author compare the circumstances of a freed prisoner to those of a black person living in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

7. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

8. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?

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

10. How is Iris Marion Young's "birdcage" metaphor described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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