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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," "Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute" what percent "of all drug offenders sent to prison"?
(a) 70 to 80%.
(b) 60 to 70%.
(c) 80 to 90%.
(d) 50 to 60%.

2. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Hearne, Texas.
(c) Austin, Texas.
(d) Dallas, Texas.

3. What does the author describe printed on a bright orange poster that opened her mind to the themes of the book in the Introduction?
(a) "Mass Incarceration is the New Jim Crow."
(b) "The Drug War is the New Jim Crow."
(c) "Racism Still Exists Today."
(d) "Affirmative Action is the New Jim Crow."

4. What group of people is the focus of The New Jim Crow, according to the author in her Introduction?
(a) African American women.
(b) White American men.
(c) African American men.
(d) Latinos and other immigrants.

5. How did Jarvious Cotton's great-grandfather die?
(a) He was beaten to death by fellow prisoners.
(b) He was killed in an automobile accident.
(c) He was beaten to death by the Ku Klux Klan.
(d) He was killed in a factory accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Swain v. Alabama decided?

2. When was Alberta Spruill killed in a botched SWAT raid in Harlem?

3. When does the author describe the raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, South Carolina as having taken place in Chapter 2: "The Lockdown"?

4. For what crime(s) did Warren McCleskey face the death penalty?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, how many people are in prison in the United States per 100,000?

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