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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 Willie's sentence for attempted murder?

2. How long after escaping was Butch captured?

3. What must become less glamorous according to Fox Butterfield?

4. Where did the juvenile court judge send Willie to be confined?

5. What was Donna's daughter's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Butch work towards?

2. What did Willie decide a few days after his father's death?

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

4. Who did Butch meet in 1970?

5. Why did Willie believe he beat the system?

6. What did the Bellevue staff conclude about Willie in Part III, Chapter 10?

7. What does the Epilogue demonstrate about prisons?

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

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

10. Who was Rose Niles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the NAACP in helping to get Butch Bosket paroled from prison.

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