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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. Who gave Willie the ring to give to his fiancee?

2. What did Willie do after catching Charles?

3. How old was Willie when he escaped Goshen?

4. Who did Willie kill on a train?

5. What did Butch start after being cornered by the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Rose Niles?

2. What was the juvenile court system based on?

3. What did Butch major in?

4. What happened when police backed Butch into a corner and what did this reveal?

5. Why did Willie believe he beat the system?

6. What happened when Butch was in the prison hospital?

7. How was Willie's respect for his father restored in Part V, Chapter 16?

8. What did Laura insist when Willie was sent home?

9. What did Willie believe about a social compact?

10. What happened on December 9, 1962 in Part III, Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze of the significance of the "the New Negro" and the implications that this new generation had in South Carolina.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the morality of honor with the morality of dignity and find examples of each in the book.

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