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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 Sweets sent their son to the university to remove him from which of the following?

2. Whose wife was attacked and raped?

3. Where did Sweet go to find work for the summer?

4. How often was the payment due on the mortgage?

5. What group of brothers joined the movement?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe briefly the election debacle involving the KKK.

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

4. Describe the social climate in Detroit in 1925.

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

6. In which area of Detroit did Sweet settle?

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

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

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

10. What new way was promoted by the Democrats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ossian Sweet was dedicated to obtaining impressive credentials and prestige in the black community. Examine Sweet's need for prestige and the actions he took to get the necessary accomplishments and credentials. What did it mean to have prestige in 1925 in Detroit? Did Sweet accomplish his goals?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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