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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 is the issue with hiring the high profile attorneys?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Scheduling conflicts.
(c) Public outrage.
(d) Funding.

2. What was the name of the person who was killed on Garland Avenue?
(a) Brinkley.
(b) Breiner.
(c) Brandon.
(d) Brenner.

3. On which day did Darrow meet the defendants?
(a) November 3.
(b) November 27.
(c) October 1.
(d) October 15.

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

5. Which neighbor testified to hearing the sound of glass breaking?
(a) Wendell.
(b) Williamson.
(c) Winchester.
(d) Wettlaufer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surname of the county prosecutor?

2. Who was the minister of the local church?

3. Who did not attend the meeting at the NAACP?

4. Who is James Johnson?

5. Who joined Toms on the side of the prosecution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the crux of Toms' case?

5. Discuss the replacement of Hays on the defense team.

6. How did the chores of trial break down for Darrow and Hays?

7. Who was Weldon Johnson?

8. What was one topic on which many of the people at the scene could not agree?

9. List the date and names of all parties involved in opening day of the Sweet trial.

10. Name at least one of the obstacles involved in Darrow and Hays joining the legal team on the Sweet case.

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