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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 did Clifford Runoalds return home to attend the funeral of his 18-month-old daughter after he was busted in a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) To Dallas, Texas.
(b) To Bryan, Texas.
(c) To Oxford, Mississippi.
(d) To Little Rock, Arkansas.

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

3. How many U.S. states prohibit all employers and licensing agencies from considering arrests, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) Five.
(b) 20.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

4. The author concludes in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow" that during the age of slavery, white plantation owners were motivated principally by what component?
(a) Greed.
(b) Evil.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Sadism.

5. The increase in the number of African American males sent to prison for drug crimes increased by what percentage between 1985 and 2005?
(a) 1,000%.
(b) 500%.
(c) 2,000%.
(d) 300%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Christopher Lee Armstrong when his motel was raided for drugs?

2. In what notable case did the Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal"?

3. In what year was the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed that differentiated marijuana from other narcotics?

4. What sociologist is cited as saying in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand" that those sent to prison "are institutionally branded as a particular class of individuals"?

5. Where was the National Colored Convention that Frederick Douglass made the statement that is quoted in the beginning of Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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"?

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

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

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

8. When was crack-cocaine introduced to users in the U.S.? What involvement did the government have with the introduction of crack to African American communities?

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

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

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