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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. Federal law provides that a child-support enforcement officer can garnish up to what percent of an individual's wages for child support?
(a) Up to 65%.
(b) Up to 15%.
(c) Up to 50%.
(d) Up to 45%.

2. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1986.

3. 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) 1853.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1869.

4. What percentage of professional black women are unmarried today, according to the author in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?
(a) 60%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 70%.
(d) 50%.

5. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?
(a) 500%.
(b) 300%.
(c) 2,000%.
(d) 1,000%.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. The author uses a metaphor in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" to describe the circumstances of white Americans who are harmed by the War on Drugs. To whom are these white Americans compared?

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. Who is the co-founder of the See Forever charter school that is quoted in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

5. What are the only two states that allow inmates to vote while incarcerated?

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

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

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

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

7. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?

8. 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?

9. When did Whren v. United States go before the Supreme Court? What was the Court's decision?

10. 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"?

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