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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 writer is attributed to the following quote from Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow": "It's respectable to tar and feather criminals, to advocate locking them up and thowing away the key. It's not racist to be against crime, even though the archetypal criminal in the media and the public imagination almost always wears Willie Horton's face"?
(a) James Forman Jr.
(b) John Edgar Wideman.
(c) C. Vann Woodward.
(d) W. E. B. Du Bois.

2. What U.S. President proposed "One Strike and You're Out" legislation that strengthened eviction rules and urged that drug offenders be automatically excluded from public housing?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Barack Obama.

3. Where was Emma Faye Stewart living when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep?
(a) Austin, Texas.
(b) Dallas, Texas.
(c) Hearne, Texas.
(d) Houston, Texas.

4. The author asserts in The New Jim Crow that no one has more power in the criminal justice system than whom?
(a) Judges.
(b) Defendants.
(c) Defense attorneys.
(d) Prosecutors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cited in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" as having said, "In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one's debt to society is never paid"?

2. What amount of money can Ohio charge probationers as a supervision fee as a condition of probation, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

3. 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?

4. In what case in 1985 did the Court rule that racially biased strikes violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?

5. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is discussed regarding Stanley Cohen's States of Denial in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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

6. 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?

7. How does the author describe the crime statistics of Chicago in regard to race in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

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

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

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

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