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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. For what crime(s) did Warren McCleskey face the death penalty?
(a) Killing a police officer.
(b) Murder and armed robbery.
(c) Serial murder.
(d) Kidnapping and extortion.

2. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?
(a) The First Episcopal Church.
(b) The Apostolic Church of God.
(c) The New Life Christian Science Church.
(d) The New Zion Church of God.

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

4. How much was the fine that Ora Lee Hurley owed and was imprisoned for being unable to pay?
(a) $705.
(b) $816.
(c) $345.
(d) $500.

5. When was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned for owing a fine, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

3. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?

4. When was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act passed that called for strict lease enforcement and eviction of public housing tenants who engage in criminal activity?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author mean when she refers to "second-class citizens" in the book?

2. What are the historical parallels between Jim Crow and mass incarceration that the author explores in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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

4. What is the Baldus study? What were the conclusions of the study?

5. How is Iris Marion Young's "birdcage" metaphor described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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

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

8. What were the repercussions of Emma Faye Stewart's decision to take a plea deal?

9. What are the obstacles that former criminals face in terms of finding housing?

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

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