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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the name of Willie Bosket's great, great grandfather appear on the voter registration list?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

3. What did young blacks use in place of "honor"?
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Respect.
(d) Endurance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped create the climate of general violence in the country?

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

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

4. What was the nickname of the county?

5. What type of contract did Aaron have to sign to get work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marie tell the court in Part II, Chapter 6?

2. Who were the Bausketts according to Part I, Chapter 2?

3. What was the double standard that persisted?

4. What happened in the pawn shop in Milwaukee?

5. What was Pud's sentence for robbing two stores?

6. What did Pickens become at the end of Part I, Chapter 2?

7. How did Pickens view himself?

8. What happened on March 6, 1941?

9. Who did Pud marry and how many children did they have?

10. What did Marie do when James returned to Saluda?

(see the answer keys)

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