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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what case did the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals strike down the "no fault" clause on the ground that eviction of innocent tenants was inconsistent with the legislative scheme?
(a) Rucker v. Davis.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) McClesky v. Kemp.

2. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?
(a) Massachusetts and New York.
(b) Louisiana and Mississippi.
(c) Maine and Vermont.
(d) Texas and Arkansas.

3. Where did Warren McCleskey commit the crime he was accused of?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

4. What sociologist is cited as saying in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that those sent to prison "are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals"?
(a) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(b) William Berkeley.
(c) Devah Pager.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

5. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?
(a) Houston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Oxford.

6. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?
(a) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Donald Braman.
(c) Devah Pager.
(d) Marc Mauer.

7. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?
(a) Five years in prison.
(b) Ten years in prison.
(c) 15 years in prison.
(d) 20 years in prison.

8. When was Batson v. Kentucky decided?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1987.

9. Where was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Montgomery, Alabama.
(c) Memphis, Tennessee.
(d) Houston, Texas.

10. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "All racial caste systems, not just mass incarceration, have been supported by" what?
(a) "The white community."
(b) "Racial indifference."
(c) "Affirmative action."
(d) "Racial bias."

11. Who wrote The Anatomy of Racial Inequality?
(a) Glenn Loury.
(b) C. Vann Woodward.
(c) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(d) Loic Wacquant.

12. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
(a) Batson v. Kentucky.
(b) Rucker v. Davis.
(c) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(d) McClesky v. Kemp.

13. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Houston.
(d) Los Angeles.

14. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

15. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?

2. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?

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

4. Who coined the term "invisible punishment" to describe the plight faced by former inmates trapped in the criminal justice system?

5. Where did Clifford Runoalds return home to attend the funeral of his 18-month-old daughter after he was busted in a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

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