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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?
(a) A fishing net.
(b) A birdcage.
(c) A mask.
(d) A mountain.

2. Who is the co-founder of the See Forever charter school that is quoted in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) John Edgar Wideman.
(b) James Forman Jr.
(c) William Berkeley.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

3. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) 20.
(d) Ten.

4. When was the case of McCleskey v. Kemp decided by the Supreme Court?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1991.

5. 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) 80 to 90%.
(c) 60 to 70%.
(d) 50 to 60%.

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

7. When was the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act passed, authorizing public housing agencies the ability to exclude and evict drug offenders and other felons from access?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1998.

8. 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) $25 per month.
(b) $150 per month.
(c) $100 per month.
(d) $50 per month.

9. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 50%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 70%.

10. 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) McClesky v. Kemp.
(b) Plessy v. Ferguson.
(c) Rucker v. Davis.
(d) Brown v. Board of Education.

11. 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) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(c) Devah Pager.
(d) William Berkeley.

12. What writer is attributed to the following quote from Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow": "It's respectable to tar and feather criminals, to advocate locking them up and thowing away the key. It's not racist to be against crime, even though the archetypal criminal in the media and the public imagination almost always wears Willie Horton's face"?
(a) John Edgar Wideman.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) James Forman Jr.

13. How many African American men received a bachelor's degree from Illinois state universities in 1999?
(a) 693.
(b) 1,235.
(c) 2,567.
(d) 992.

14. According to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," possession of a tiny amount of crack cocaine carries a mandatory minimum sentence of what?
(a) Five years in federal prison.
(b) Two years in federal prison.
(c) Eight years in federal prison.
(d) Ten years in federal prison.

15. 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?
(a) 61%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 29%.
(d) 76%.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?

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

3. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?

4. According to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," white youth have about how many times the number of drug-related emergency room visits as their African American counterparts?

5. Who wrote the book States of Denial?

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