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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. What organization could not stand up to cross examination?
(a) District Attorney's office.
(b) Detroit Detective's Bureau.
(c) Waterworks Park Improvement Association.
(d) NAACP.

2. What happened to the cases against the other defendants?
(a) All charges were dropped.
(b) All were found guilty.
(c) The cases were declared as unproven.
(d) All were acquitted.

3. Who did not attend the meeting at the NAACP?
(a) Faust.
(b) Darrow.
(c) Springarn.
(d) White.

4. How was Sweet referred to in the media?
(a) A pompous upstart.
(b) A reluctant hero.
(c) A face of the future.
(d) A martyr.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Darrow request from the court?

2. What other piece of evidence was found inside the Sweet house?

3. What was the bail amount set at?

4. What was the name of the church?

5. In Michigan, how many armed people make up a mob?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the assistant prosecutor's angle when presented the Sweet case to a judge in a pre-trial hearing?

2. How did the attorneys learn about the charges against the 11 men?

3. What happened after the shootings on Garland Avenue?

4. How did the author describe Darrow's approach to the witnesses?

5. Briefly describe the closing arguments and verdict.

6. Where did Sweet and Gladys travel after he was released? What was the purpose?

7. Who was Walter White and why was he sent to Detroit?

8. How did Darrow's involvement change the tone of national press coverage?

9. Why was White unhappy with the decision made by the court?

10. What significant testimony greatly helped the Sweet case?

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