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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 20.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

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

4. 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 $20,000.
(b) Under $5,000.
(c) Under $12,000.
(d) Under $10,000.

5. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?
(a) May, 1989.
(b) June, 2000.
(c) April, 1992.
(d) September, 1991.

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

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

8. The quote from Frederick Douglass that opens Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" was a part of a statement on behalf of delegates to the National Colored Convention held when?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1853.

9. Who coined the term "invisible punishment" to describe the plight faced by former inmates trapped in the criminal justice system?
(a) C. Vann Woodward.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) Devah Pager.
(d) Jeremy Travis.

10. Where was Edward Clary stopped and searched when he was 18?
(a) Chicago O'Hare airport.
(b) The St. Louis airport.
(c) The San Diego airport.
(d) JFK airport.

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

12. 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) 29%.
(b) 53%.
(c) 76%.
(d) 61%.

13. What fraction of the young black male population in the United States today are unemployed, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Nearly one-half.
(b) Nearly one-third.
(c) Nearly two-thirds.
(d) Nearly one-fourth.

14. 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) Barry McCaffrey.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

15. 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) 2002.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1969.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did Dorsey Nunn co-found?

2. Who wrote the book States of Denial?

3. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?

4. Where was the National Colored Convention that Frederick Douglass made the statement that is quoted in the beginning of Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

5. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?

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