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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many elective offices did African Americans take in the early 1870's?
(a) 4 out of 8.
(b) 4 out of 9.
(c) 5 out of 8.
(d) 4 out of 10.

2. What was Pud sentenced to for the robberies he committed?
(a) Four years of hard labor.
(b) One year of hard labor.
(c) Three years of hard labor.
(d) Two years of hard labor.

3. Who broke through Butch's anger?
(a) Miss Kramer.
(b) Miss Kim.
(c) Miss Lily.
(d) Miss Jones.

4. Why did the young slave Thomas Bauskett offered his son take the name of Bauskett?
(a) It was the name of the first master he could recall.
(b) He liked the name.
(c) It was the name of his kindest master.
(d) The name was an approximate translation of his African name.

5. Why did people back away from James?
(a) He was an African American.
(b) He was a Bosket.
(c) He had a knife.
(d) He wore a gang tatoo.

6. What was Willie James' nickname?
(a) Swan.
(b) Butch.
(c) Mouth.
(d) Ruch.

7. Who did Aaron marry?
(a) Angeline.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Rosa.

8. How many congressional seats did African Americans take in South Carolina in the early 1870's?
(a) 5 out of 5.
(b) 2 out of 5.
(c) 3 out of 5.
(d) 4 out of 5.

9. When was Willie James born?
(a) March 6, 1941.
(b) March 6, 1940.
(c) March 6, 1942.
(d) March 6, 1943.

10. What did Willie James do after he started to attend school?
(a) He started teaching.
(b) He started taking one on one lessons.
(c) He skipped school.
(d) He starting spending time in the library.

11. When did Thomas Bauskett's son decide to sell his slaves and plantations?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1851.

12. 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.

13. Where did Frances Bosket move to at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Arlington.
(d) Augusta.

14. Why did Butch leave the second institution?
(a) The school closed.
(b) He was expelled.
(c) His father took him away.
(d) He fled.

15. How many slaves did Bauskett own?
(a) 563.
(b) 245.
(c) 221.
(d) 159.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pud die?

2. What origin were the settlers of the county?

3. How old was James when he started laboring?

4. Where did Marie go after leaving Willie James with Frances?

5. When did Willie James become part of a gang?

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