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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month did the Sweets return to the U.S.?
(a) September.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) December.

2. In 1923 how many KKK members were there in Detroit?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 22,000.

3. In what year does Sweet meet his future wife?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1921.

4. What is the name of the police inspector?
(a) Murray.
(b) Norris.
(c) McPherson.
(d) Washington.

5. Sweet subscribed to publications distributed by what group?
(a) Brothers in Arms.
(b) Jefferson Davis Society.
(c) Talented Tenth.
(d) Hearst Corp.

6. What happened shortly before the Sweet's left on their journey?
(a) Sweet was arrested
(b) Sweet was awarded a scholarship.
(c) The family home burned down.
(d) Their baby died.

7. The Sweets sent their son to the university to remove him from which of the following?
(a) Radical political groups.
(b) Jim Crow South.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Labor in the fields.

8. How much did Sweet invest in the pharmacy?
(a) $100.
(b) $250.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

9. What was the name of the famous character used at the end of the chapter?
(a) Melba Patillo.
(b) Jim Crow.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

10. How much notice did the police have of the Sweets' move?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

11. Who agreed to spend the first two nights at the Sweet house?
(a) Mrs. Sweet's parents.
(b) Dr. Sweet's assistant.
(c) The chauffeur.
(d) Dr. Sweet's brothers.

12. What university did Sweet attend to study medicine?
(a) Duke.
(b) Howard.
(c) George Washington University.
(d) NYU.

13. How many guns did the Sweets have when they moved into the new house?
(a) 6.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 9.

14. While abroad, the Sweets encounter discrimination at which of the following locations?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Courthouse.
(d) Hotel.

15. What did Sweet's other brother do for a living?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Auto factory worker.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Sweet start medical school?

2. What caused the racial tension to ease for a time?

3. What was the surname of the police inspector?

4. There was a large movement to destroy which entity?

5. What caused the KKK's candidate to be disqualified from the election?

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