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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 did not offer services or advice to the NAACP?
(a) Toms.
(b) White.
(c) Darrow.
(d) Hays.

2. Who was not condemned by Johnson?
(a) Mahoney.
(b) Perry.
(c) Murphy.
(d) Rowlette.

3. What did Sweet do while awaiting a new trial?
(a) Practiced medicine.
(b) Spent time at home repairing the house.
(c) Studied for bar exam.
(d) Traveled.

4. Who went with the inspector through the Sweets' house?
(a) Perry.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Chief of police.
(d) Reporter.

5. What was the surname of the county prosecutor?
(a) Mahoney.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Toms.
(d) Rowlette.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The inspector had how many reinforcements to help control the mob on Garland Avenue?

3. Who smoothed things over between the various groups in Detroit?

4. Publicity began to increase which of the following?

5. What was the name of the neighbor called to testify?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What significant testimony greatly helped the Sweet case?

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

4. What happened after the shootings on Garland Avenue?

5. What was agreed upon by the court and the defense?

6. How did the NAACP help the Sweets and their associates in jail?

7. What was the agreement made by the prosecution regarding the upcoming trials?

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

9. What was the resolution between Rowlette and the NAACP?

10. What is the crux of Toms' case?

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