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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 did Butch go back to Waupun?

2. Who did Willie claim would free him?

3. Who helped Butch escape from the hospital?

4. Who did Willie decide to kill in prison?

5. Where did Butch go after his escape from the mental hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Rose Niles?

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

3. What did Butch major in?

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

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

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

7. What does the Epilogue demonstrate about prisons?

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

9. Who did Butch meet in 1970?

10. Who were Noel Perez and Moises Perez?

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

Discuss the new freedoms that freedmen benefited from and examine the new implications of what it meant to be free.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the relationship between Pud and James with Butch and Willie, focusing on the similarities and differences.

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