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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was the first daughter of the slave born that Thomas gave his son?
(a) 1847
(b) 1846
(c) 1849
(d) 1848.

4. What was the name of the slave Thomas Bauskett gave his son?
(a) James.
(b) Ruben.
(c) Clifton.
(d) Aaron.

5. When did Frances and James move to a little wooden house near an eatery?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1943.

6. What was Butch's IQ?
(a) 65.
(b) 120.
(c) 130.
(d) 100.

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

8. When was Pickens elected governor of South Carolina?
(a) 1862
(b) 1860.
(c) 1859
(d) 1861

9. Under what president did Pickens become the minister to St Petersburg?
(a) President Buchanan.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) President Taylor.
(d) President Pierce.

10. What happened in the late 1860's?
(a) Whites were expelled from their plantations.
(b) Blacks were given land.
(c) A series of revolts rocked the plantations.
(d) Former slaves were allowed to vote.

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

12. What was the name of Willie Bosket's great, great grandfather?
(a) Aaron Bosket.
(b) Lusius Bosket.
(c) Morgan Bosket.
(d) Robert Bosket.

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

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

15. What did the whites of South Carolina fear?
(a) That there was no mechanism to control African Americans.
(b) That the newly freed slaves would leave the state.
(c) That there was no longer any profit in farming.
(d) That the newly freed slaves would enslave them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the whites plan to prevent the African Americans from voting culminate in?

2. What type of territory was the county according to Butterfield?

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

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

5. What special school was Butch sent to?

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