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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Butch's trial start?
(a) March 26, 1963.
(b) February 26, 1965.
(c) March 26, 1965.
(d) February 26, 1963.

2. Why did the price of the crops in South Carolina fall in the late 1890's?
(a) California started its agricultural program.
(b) South Carolina joined the economy.
(c) Texas had better crops.
(d) Mexico started to export to the United States.

3. What county was the most violent of the United States according to Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) Edgefield County.
(b) Highfield County.
(c) Lowfield County.
(d) Boldfield County.

4. What was Butch first diagnosed as at Bellevue Hospital?
(a) Sociopath.
(b) Anti-social personality disorder
(c) Schizophrenic.
(d) Psychopath.

5. When was Willie Bosket born?
(a) December 1961.
(b) December 1965.
(c) December 1962.
(d) December 1963.

6. Who did James become enamored with?
(a) A farm hand.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A cook.

7. Why did James start carrying a knife?
(a) He used it to carve wood.
(b) He wanted to protect his mom.
(c) He wanted to be a "bad man" like his father.
(d) For self-defense.

8. When was Butch released from Bellevue?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1958.

9. Who did the people of Edgefield vote for in the first election allowing freed men to vote?
(a) Three whites and four African Americans.
(b) One white and four African Americans.
(c) One white and three African Americans.
(d) Two whites and four African Americans.

10. Where did Butch move with his pregnant wife?
(a) Austin.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) Milwaukee.

11. Why did the blacks of the early 20th century stop paying much attention to the difference between law and lawlessness according to Butterfield?
(a) They were poorly educated.
(b) They didn't have any hope for a better future.
(c) They were not included in the economic boom.
(d) The justice system was abused by the whites.

12. How many slaves did Pickens own at the time he purchased the Bauskett's slaves?
(a) 653.
(b) 149.
(c) 563.
(d) 452.

13. How old was James when he started laboring?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 11.
(d) 16.

14. How many seats of the legislature did African Americans take in the early 1870's?
(a) 106 out of 156.
(b) 126 out of 156.
(c) 116 out of 156.
(d) 96 out of 156.

15. When was Butch placed on parole?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the man hung at the start of Part 1, Chapter 4?

2. What did Willie James do after he started to attend school?

3. Who chased down a Major in a horse race?

4. What did the whites call the trouble-making black youth of the start of the 20th century?

5. What was the name of Willie Bosket's great, great grandfather?

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