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

2. Where is the See Forever charter school for juvenile offenders?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New York City.

3. Who wrote The Anatomy of Racial Inequality?
(a) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(b) Glenn Loury.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) Loic Wacquant.

4. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?
(a) Murder and kidnapping.
(b) Forgery and extortion.
(c) Operating restaurants without licenses.
(d) Operating laundries without licenses.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. When does the author describe the drunk driving accident in Kentucky that left 27 people dead in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

3. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?

4. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author discuss Barack Obama's speech at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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"?

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

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