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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) George Wallace.
(b) Marc Mauer.
(c) Barry McCaffrey.
(d) Douglas Blackmon.

2. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?
(a) Defendants.
(b) Judges.
(c) Prosecutors.
(d) Defense attorneys.

3. When did the article "Where Have the Black Men Gone" appear in Ebony magazine?
(a) December, 2006.
(b) June, 1995.
(c) September, 2001.
(d) March, 2011.

4. 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) 50 to 60%.
(c) 80 to 90%.
(d) 60 to 70%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?

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. 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"?

4. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

5. Approximately what percentage of people sentenced to prison in Illinois for a drug offense are African American, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does racial segregation apply to Jim Crow and mass incarceration, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. What circumstances led to Clinton Drake's inability to vote?

4. What is the significance of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp?

5. What are the financial debts that a former criminal may face? How much of their wages can be garnished to cover these expenses?

6. What was determined in the Supreme Court case of Rucker v. Davis?

7. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

8. How does the author compare the circumstances of a freed prisoner to those of a black person living in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

9. What is the "Black Box" that the author refers to in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

10. How did the media and propaganda contribute to the stereotype of the poor African American drug user?

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