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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 did the son of Thomas Bauskett become?

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

3. What was the name of Thomas Bauskett's son according to Part 1, Chapter 2?

4. When was Butch released from Bellevue?

5. Why did slavery add to the culture of violence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did people react to James?

2. How did the slave trade benefit South Carolina's white population and how were slaves a threat?

3. What was the most violent county in the United States according to Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. Who was Francis Pickens?

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

6. What happened in the pawn shop in Milwaukee?

7. How did race relations further deteriorate?

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

9. What happened on June 21, 1865 and how did people react according to Part 1, Chapter 3?

10. What happened in March 1867?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that there was a social compact against Willie Bosket or do you think that he created his own future? Explain your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role that psychological issues had in the Bosket family.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Willie's time in the juvenile system and prison with the time his father spent in the system.

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