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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 company hired Sweet as its doctor?

2. Who agreed to spend the first two nights at the Sweet house?

3. How many people migrated during this period?

4. How much would the house cost if purchased by the Association?

5. Sweet dreamed of studying where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly describe Sweet's family history.

3. Describe briefly the election debacle involving the KKK.

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

5. Describe Otis Sweet.

6. When do the Sweets move into their home? Why did Dr. Sweet choose that specific date and time?

7. What new way was promoted by the Democrats?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss in detail the family history of the Sweets, from slavery to professional success. Include as many historical facts as possible.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the racially aggressive groups in Detroit in the 1920s include the Ku Klux Klan, Regulators, and Whitecappers. Describe each group, its intents and purposes as well as its violent and non-violent activities.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Detroit in 1925. Include the social, political, economical and criminal atmospheres. Also discuss the city's culture at that time, including music and other entertainment.

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