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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. How old was Sweet when he left Florida?

2. Which of the following is one of Sweet's destinations?

3. How much money did Sweet have when he arrived in Detroit?

4. How long had the doctor been in his new home before he was attacked?

5. In addition to equality, the Negroes sought which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Otis Sweet.

3. What was the reaction of the slaves when they learned about Lee's surrender and the arrival of Union troops?

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

5. Describe the social climate in Detroit in 1925.

6. What is causing the rapid expansion of Detroit?

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

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

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

10. In which area of Detroit did Sweet settle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Detroit in the 1920s, Detroit was a growing city. Amongst the things that existed in Detroit at that time were speakeasies, gangsters, prohibition, and political corruption. Explain in detail the culture and lifestyle in Detroit and how the characters in the story were affected by each.

Essay Topic 2

Give examples of specific acts of racial violence in white neighborhoods. Focus on various ethnicities, not just blacks. Also use immigrants as targets for racial and ethnic violence.

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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