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

2. 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"?
(a) Marc Mauer.
(b) Jerome Miller.
(c) Lerone Bennett Jr.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

3. When was the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins decided?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1925.

4. The author cites Marilyn Frye as having made a metaphor for the systemic racism toward African Americans. What metaphor is used?
(a) A mask.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A birdcage.
(d) A fishing net.

5. In June of 2001, how many more black men were in the Illinois state prison system than were enrolled in the state's public universities?
(a) Nearly 5,000.
(b) Nearly 15,000.
(c) Nearly 20,000.
(d) Nearly 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?

3. What sentence did Edward Clary originally receive for possession of crack cocaine when he was 18?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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"?

6. What is noted about Frederick Douglass's speech at the National Colored Convention in 1853 in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

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

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

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

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

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