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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the rule since the law was not trusted?
(a) Silence.
(b) Money.
(c) Having fun.
(d) Honor.

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

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

4. Who did the slave marry that Thomas gave to his son?
(a) Sophia Vaughn.
(b) Maria Vaughn.
(c) Erika Vaughn.
(d) Carolina Vaughn.

5. When did Thomas Bauskett buy his son a slave?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1836.
(c) 1835.
(d) 1833.

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

7. What did Pud take from a white farmer as he was threatened with punishment?
(a) The whip.
(b) The fork.
(c) The gun.
(d) The cane.

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

9. Where did Willie James and his other grandmother, Cora Mae Jones, go when he was 8?
(a) Washington.
(b) Orlando.
(c) New York.
(d) Houston.

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

11. When did Willie James become part of a gang?
(a) At 6.
(b) At 8.
(c) At 12.
(d) At 9.

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

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

14. Who was Marie's second husband according to Part II, Chapter 6?
(a) James Jackson.
(b) Arthur Jackson.
(c) Robert Jackson.
(d) Aaron Jackson.

15. 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 not included in the economic boom.
(b) The justice system was abused by the whites.
(c) They were poorly educated.
(d) They didn't have any hope for a better future.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did James become enamored with?

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

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

4. What did Aaron lose because of the 1876 election?

5. Who did Pickens sell his slaves to?

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