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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname of the county?

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

3. What was the name of the slave Thomas Bauskett gave his son?

4. What was the name of the wrestling the settlers of the county often engaged in?

5. How many more murders than Massachusetts did the county have up until the 1930's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Miss Kramer?

3. What happened on March 6, 1941?

4. How did Pickens view himself?

5. What happened in the Bosket family in 1943?

6. What was the nickname for Edgefield and what was the crime rate?

7. What did Aaron Bosket do to build a new life for himself?

8. What happened in March 1867?

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

10. What sentence did Butch receive for robbing a liquor store in 1957?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the double-standard created on plantations and the threat to the fabric of social life.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the history of slavery in South Carolina and discuss how slavery created a culture of violence.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the relationship between Pud and James with Butch and Willie, focusing on the similarities and differences.

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