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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) Little Rock.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Houston.
(d) Oxford.

2. How many drug arrests took place nationally in 2005?
(a) 2.5 million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 3.5 million.

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?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1969.

4. How old was Emma Faye Stewart when she was arrested as part of a drug sweep, according to the author in Chapter 3: "The Color of Justice"?
(a) 35.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

5. When was Ora Lee Hurley imprisoned for owing a fine, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2011.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the jobless rate for young black male dropouts, including those incarcerated today, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

2. About what percentage of offenders and ex-offenders are high school dropouts, according to the author in Chapter 4: "The Cruel Hand"?

3. What writer for Time magazine wrote a critique of Obama's speech, as described in Chapter 5: "The New Jim Crow"?

4. Where was Clinton Drake arrested for possession of marijuana?

5. Who was the judge assigned to Edward Clary's case in the Federal District of Missouri?

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was enacted with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988?

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