Ethan Has Been Released from Jail in the United States

question 86

Multiple Choice

Ethan has been released from jail in the United States and is applying for jobs in the South and the Northeast.Ethan is probably more likely to land interviews in the South than in the Northeast if he was in jail for

• A) murdering a person who taunted him in public about an affair with his wife.
• B) committing fraud on a million-dollar insurance claim.
• C) illegally importing cocaine across the border.
• D) robbing a jewelry store owned by a member of a racial minority group.

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