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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. Where was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned?
(a) Houston.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Oxford.

2. When was Christopher Lee Armstrong's motel room raided, leading to his arrest for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine?
(a) September, 1991.
(b) April, 1992.
(c) May, 1989.
(d) June, 2000.

3. When was the first year that a black person ever sat on a jury in the United States?
(a) 1886.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1873.

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"?
(a) 75%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 65%.
(d) 50%.

5. Who is the author of Doing Time on the Outside?
(a) Devah Pager.
(b) Donald Braman.
(c) Marc Mauer.
(d) C. Vann Woodward.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" the author describes a speech that Barack Obama gave during his presidential campaign. Where was the speech given?

2. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

3. 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?

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

5. When was the Anti-Drug Abuse Act passed that called for strict lease enforcement and eviction of public housing tenants who engage in criminal activity?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe the circumstances of Emma Faye Stewart's arrest in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?

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

6. What circumstances led to Clinton Drake's inability to vote?

7. 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"?

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

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

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

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