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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Michigan, how many armed people make up a mob?
(a) 10 or more.
(b) 12 or more.
(c) 20 or more.
(d) 30 or more.

2. When was Gladys released on bail?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

3. Who was questioned about the shots being fired?
(a) Schuknecht.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Toms.
(d) Sweet.

4. What evidence did Kennedy find at the Sweet home?
(a) Shell casings.
(b) Fingerprints.
(c) Rocks.
(d) A broken door.

5. Who was an eyewitness to the incident at the Sweets' house?
(a) Phillips.
(b) Adler.
(c) Steveson.
(d) Alexander.

6. What was Moll's first name?
(a) Lester.
(b) Leslie.
(c) Lee.
(d) Leonard.

7. The defense succeeded in having charges dropped against which defendant?
(a) Henry.
(b) Otis.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Ossian.

8. What was Springarn's job?
(a) Mayor of Detroit.
(b) Head of local chapter of the KKK.
(c) Supreme Court justice.
(d) Head of the NAACP legal committee.

9. How many people crammed into the area around the house?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 500.

10. Where did Sweet and Gladys travel after he was released from jail?
(a) Europe.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) New York.
(d) Florida.

11. Who held a rally in the park?
(a) Tireman Avenue Association.
(b) NAACP.
(c) Sweet supporters.
(d) KKK.

12. Who was slated to go on trial first?
(a) Tom Latting.
(b) Henry Sweet.
(c) Ossian Sweet.
(d) Otis Sweet.

13. What was Springarn's first name?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Edgar.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Edmond.

14. How did the rock throwers arrive at the Sweet house?
(a) Police cruiser.
(b) Bus.
(c) On foot.
(d) Cab.

15. Who declared that the trial could proceed?
(a) Faust.
(b) Marlowe.
(c) Johnson.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Sweet referred to in the media?

2. What organization could not stand up to cross examination?

3. What reporter was called to testify?

4. In what area of the police department did Davis work?

5. What was the mayor's surname?

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