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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how often were Blacks charged for marijuana possession compared to whites?
(a) 15 times.
(b) 22 times.
(c) 34 times.
(d) 40 times.

2. In Chapter 13, how old was the boy a guard yelled at for walking on the grass at Carswell?
(a) 10 or 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 11 or 12.

3. In Chapter 5, how many women might be in a cell where Evelyn was incarcerated?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

4. How old was Sharanda when she started her hair salon business?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 19.

5. In the late 1990s, how much time could a Black person get for possession of a dime bag of marijuana?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 20 years or more.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 30 years or more.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years had Mr. Mitchell worked at a local factory in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 7, how man people were indicted in 1997 in Terrell, Texas, for selling crack?

3. How long did Donel spend in a halfway house?

4. How much time did Spider get for selling and distributing powder cocaine in two states over several years?

5. What view did Sharanda have from her new cell in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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