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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. 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) 2002.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1998.

2. When was Batson v. Kentucky decided?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1987.

3. Who wrote the book States of Denial?
(a) Stanley Cohen.
(b) Loic Wacquant.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) Devah Pager.

4. Who was the judge assigned to Edward Clary's case in the Federal District of Missouri?
(a) Judge Lerone Bennett Jr.
(b) Judge Clyde Cahill.
(c) Judge William Berkeley.
(d) Judge George Wallace.

5. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?
(a) 20 years in prison.
(b) 15 years in prison.
(c) Five years in prison.
(d) Ten years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The author asserts in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "All racial caste systems, not just mass incarceration, have been supported by" what?

4. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When was crack-cocaine introduced to users in the U.S.? What involvement did the government have with the introduction of crack to African American communities?

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

5. How does the author compare the incarceration rates of blacks and whites in the U.S. for drug offenses versus the statistics of use among blacks and whites in the country?

6. What was enacted with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998?

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

8. How does the author describe white victims of racial caste in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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

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

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