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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. 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?
(a) Afghani civilians harmed by U.S. military operations.
(b) Iraqi civilians harmed by U.S. military operations.
(c) Korean civilians harmed by U.S. military operations.
(d) Vietnamese civilians harmed by U.S. military operations.

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

3. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Houston.

4. Who is attributed to the quote in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow," "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"?
(a) William Berkeley.
(b) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(c) John Edgar Wideman.
(d) Martin Luther King Jr.

5. Who is attributed to the following quotation in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice": "there is no immaculate perception"?
(a) Douglas Blackmon.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) W. E. B. Du Bois.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice," "Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that, in seven states, African Americans constitute" what percent "of all drug offenders sent to prison"?

2. 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?

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

4. What were the defendants in Yick Wo v. Hopkins accused of doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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