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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. Sweet dreamed of studying where?

2. What is the name of the police inspector?

3. Whose wife was attacked and raped?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe briefly the election debacle involving the KKK.

2. In which area of Detroit did Sweet settle?

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

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

5. How did Sweet spend his first months in Detroit?

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

7. Aside from lack of racial violence, what was a main factor in the Negro migration to the north?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write how you think the Sweet trial would be handled in today's court system. How would the approach change? Would the case receive national media attention like the Sweet's case? Would the case require the intervention of the NAACP and high powered attorneys? State reasons for your opinions, using as many facts as possible.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the career and professional skills of Clarence Darrow. Detail Darrow's educational history, evolution as an attorney, involvement in the Sweet case, and other famous cases in which he participated.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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