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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. When was Pickens elected to Congress?

2. What was the nickname of the county?

3. Who did Aaron marry?

4. When did the state and federal elections of the late 1860's take place?

5. Who chased down a Major in a horse race?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Pickens view himself?

3. What was the double standard that persisted?

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

5. How did race relations further deteriorate?

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

7. What group was William Herrin and Pud part of according to Part I, Chapter 4?

8. What happened in the Bosket family in 1943?

9. According to Part II, Chapter 5, where did Frances Bosket move and why?

10. What did James do after he took Butch out of school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the difference between law and lawlessness and why the justice system was illegitimate in the eyes of blacks.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the juvenile system can be considered a wise parent, yet make an example of a juvenile offender.

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