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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. The neighborhood is located between Detroit and what other city?

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

3. When did Civil War troops reach Florida?

4. While abroad, the Sweets encounter discrimination at which of the following locations?

5. In 1923 how many KKK members were there in Detroit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the real estate situation in Detroit at the time?

2. How does Sweet's attitude change once he starts attending medical school?

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

4. Who agrees to spend the first couple of nights at the Sweets' new home?

5. What was the purpose and scope of the AME? What was it?

6. Describe the actions of the Waterworks Park Improvement Association regarding real estate.

7. Describe some of the incidents that took place around the arrival of blacks in white neighborhoods.

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

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

10. Briefly describe Sweet's family history.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail the processes executed by Darrow and Hays in the days prior to the trial. Include court documents, trial motions, jury selection, and preparation for presenting the case to a judge and jury.

Essay Topic 2

Sweet wanted to study with Eiselberg and Curie, two of the most famous scientists of the time. Describe Sweet's experiences with the doctors, the things he learned, and how those experiences would benefit Sweet's medical practice in the U.S.

Essay Topic 3

A major event in the book took place when the Sweets moved into the house on Garland Avenue. Examine the move and its repercussions. Do you feel it was a good idea to go through with the move? What do you think happened to the house? How do you think the neighborhood changed after the mistrial and acquittal of Henry Sweet?

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