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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Sweet rejected from the military?
(a) Heart condition.
(b) Flat feet.
(c) Destroyed left knee.
(d) Poor eyesight.

4. What was the name of the university attended by Sweet?
(a) William and Mary.
(b) Notre Dame.
(c) Duke.
(d) Wilberforce.

5. In addition to equality, the Negroes sought which of the following?
(a) More social opportunity.
(b) Lack of slavery.
(c) Good pay.
(d) Land ownership.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the slave owner?

2. Which of the following members of the Confederacy had surrendered?

3. On what night was the meeting held?

4. What was the surname of the governor of Florida?

5. Whose wife was attacked and raped?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the Sweets' choice to send their son to Wilberforce University.

2. Describe the social climate in Detroit in 1925.

3. Why was the position of the slaves in Leon County different than those residing in other counties?

4. What were the conditions like in the black section of the city?

5. Describe briefly the election debacle involving the KKK.

6. Name the racist groups founded at this time. Where was their presence the strongest?

7. What did Sweet have in common with other Negroes of the same age?

8. When Sweet was arrested, he carried with him a piece of evidence. What was it?

9. In which area of Detroit did Sweet settle?

10. What is causing the rapid expansion of Detroit?

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