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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 Laura tell Willie about his father?

2. What did knowing his father's fate do for Willie according to Part V, Chapter 16?

3. Why was Michael Schoenfield in prison?

4. What would Willie get if convicted of a felony?

5. Who was Willie's first psychiatrist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Butch surprised about in Part V, Chapter 15?

2. What does the Epilogue demonstrate about prisons?

3. What did Butch work towards?

4. Who was Rose Niles?

5. Who was Donna Bernhagen and what could Butch not handle?

6. What did Willie believe about a social compact?

7. What did Butch begin in Part IV, Chapter 12?

8. What did William decide to do for his case?

9. Why did some of the jurors have sleepless nights?

10. Who did Willie meet in December 1983 according to Part IV, Chapter 14?

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

Discuss the similarities and differences between Butch and his son, Willie.

Essay Topic 3

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

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