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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surname of Sweet's attorney friend?

2. What was the name of the hospital built to serve the black community?

3. What caused the racial tension to ease for a time?

4. What is the name of the street referred to as a white neighborhood?

5. What would it have meant if Sweet had backed out of the house deal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of protection do the Sweets use to ward off any attackers?

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

4. Name two movements that came into being in full force at the end of World War I.

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

6. Describe the celebration upon the Sweets' arrival in the new home.

7. What new way was promoted by the Democrats?

8. Describe the social climate in Detroit in 1925.

9. Name the people with which Sweet formed a professional relationship.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of mob mentality. What is mob mentality? Is it positive or negative? How did mob mentality play a role in the story? Have you ever experienced mob mentality? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss police involvement in the Detroit. How did the police react to racial violence? Were the police true to the law or were their actions biased? If the actions were biased, in what way were they biased and by whom? How could the blacks know if the police were on their side? What might have been done to ensure that the police were on hand to protect and serve?

Essay Topic 3

The Sweets were held in jail without bail or the ability to have visitors. Examine if either of those things infringed on any of their civil rights. Also examine the purpose and use of Miranda rights during an arrest.

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