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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Thomas Bauskett's son decide to sell his slaves and plantations?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1851.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1854.

2. What did the whites of South Carolina fear?
(a) That the newly freed slaves would enslave them.
(b) That there was no longer any profit in farming.
(c) That the newly freed slaves would leave the state.
(d) That there was no mechanism to control African Americans.

3. What was the name of the slave Thomas Bauskett gave his son?
(a) Clifton.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Ruben.
(d) James.

4. Where did Frances Bosket move to at the start of Part II, Chapter 5?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Birmingham.

5. Why did Butch leave the second institution?
(a) He was expelled.
(b) He fled.
(c) The school closed.
(d) His father took him away.

6. What did the son of Thomas Bauskett become?
(a) A writer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A plantation owner.
(d) A sailor.

7. When was Willie Bosket born?
(a) December 1963.
(b) December 1965.
(c) December 1961.
(d) December 1962.

8. When was Butch placed on parole?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1962.

9. What did Aaron lose because of the 1876 election?
(a) His right to vote.
(b) His right to win land.
(c) His horse.
(d) His freedom.

10. What was the name of Thomas Bauskett's son according to Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) Thomas Junior.
(b) Thaddeus.
(c) John.
(d) Mark.

11. In what state does Fox Butterfield recount some of the crimes in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) New York.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

12. Who did Aaron marry?
(a) Marie.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Angeline.

13. What happened in the late 1860's?
(a) Former slaves were allowed to vote.
(b) Whites were expelled from their plantations.
(c) A series of revolts rocked the plantations.
(d) Blacks were given land.

14. What was Butch finally diagnosed as at Bellevue Hospital?
(a) Psychopath.
(b) Sociopath.
(c) Schisophrenic.
(d) Anti-social personality disorder.

15. Why did the blacks of the early 20th century stop paying much attention to the difference between law and lawlessness according to Butterfield?
(a) The justice system was abused by the whites.
(b) They were poorly educated.
(c) They were not included in the economic boom.
(d) They didn't have any hope for a better future.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what church did Aaron become a deacon?

2. What was Butch's IQ?

3. What was the name of the wrestling the settlers of the county often engaged in?

4. Who broke through Butch's anger?

5. When did Frances Bosket leave South Carolina?

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