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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the former director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that stated that if your child bought drugs, "it was from a student of their own race generally"?
(a) Marc Mauer.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Barry McCaffrey.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

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

4. 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) 50%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 25%.

5. The author notes in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that two-thirds of people detained in jails report annual incomes under what amount prior to their arrests?
(a) Under $5,000.
(b) Under $12,000.
(c) Under $10,000.
(d) Under $20,000.

6. How old was Emma Faye Stewart when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

7. Who is the former executive director of the National Center for Institutions and Alternatives that is cited as saying, "There are certain code words that allow you never to have to say 'race' but everybody knows that's what you mean"?
(a) Jerome Miller.
(b) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) Marc Mauer.

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

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

10. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?
(a) 2.5 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 1.5 million.

11. 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) Richard Nixon.
(b) George W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.

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

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

14. Where does the author describe Murray McNair returning home after his release from prison in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) Houston, Texas.

15. What percentage of those arrested for drunk driving in 1990 were white men?
(a) 67%.
(b) 78%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 89%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

4. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

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