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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the doctor been in his new home before he was attacked?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 12 hours.

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

3. What was the surname of Sweet's attorney friend?
(a) Perry.
(b) Edwards.
(c) Carter.
(d) Smith.

4. What was the surname of the homeowners?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Swift.
(c) Samson.
(d) Smith.

5. Which of the following was not a major part of Detroit at that time?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Speakeasies.
(c) Republican party.
(d) Automotive industry.

6. What is the name of the couple's daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Iva.
(c) Ingrid.
(d) Elizabeth.

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

8. What was the name of the area reserved for blacks?
(a) The Slums.
(b) Black Forest.
(c) Garland Avenue.
(d) Black Bottom.

9. How many people migrated during this period?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 200,000.

10. What was important about the year?
(a) Election year.
(b) Founding of the NAACP.
(c) Leap year.
(d) Year Jimmy Hoffa vanished.

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

12. How much would the house cost if purchased by the Association?
(a) 40,000.
(b) $35,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $30,000.

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

14. Where did Sweet hail from?
(a) New York.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Florida.
(d) Massachusetts.

15. Where was Dr. Sweet's practice?
(a) Grosse Pointe.
(b) Englewood.
(c) Black Bottom.
(d) Westville.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surname of the police inspector?

2. While abroad, the Sweets encounter discrimination at which of the following locations?

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

4. Where did Sweet go to medical school?

5. In what year does the book begin?

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