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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did San Francisco's Ban the Box policy take effect?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2001.

2. What amount of money can Ohio charge probationers as a supervision fee as a condition of probation, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) $150 per month.
(b) $25 per month.
(c) $100 per month.
(d) $50 per month.

3. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) 25%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 65%.

4. Where was Terrance Bostick traveling on a Greyhound bus when he was arrested?
(a) To Memphis.
(b) To Los Angeles.
(c) To Little Rock.
(d) To Atlanta.

5. When did Congress, at the behest of Ronald Reagan, revise the program that provides federal aid to law enforcement, renaming it the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?

2. Who wrote The Strange Career of Jim Crow?

3. What organization did Dorsey Nunn co-found?

4. The author asserts in the Introduction that one in how many young African American men are currently under the control of the criminal justice system--in prison, in jail, on probation, or on parole?

5. What question does the author say the book explores in Chapter 1?

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