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

2. What years saw the height of the migration?

3. In what town was the university located?

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

5. Who was the first member of the Sweet family to arrive in Florida?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What group was founded in July? What was its purpose?

4. How was the face of Detroit's population changing at that time?

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

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

7. Name the racist groups founded at this time. Where was their presence the strongest?

8. Briefly describe Sweet's family history.

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

10. Describe Otis Sweet.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inspector Schuknecht chose to ignore evidence present at the house on Garland Avenue. Discuss the inspector's motives and rationalizations. How did the misreporting of the evidence affect the case? What were the consequences for Schuknecht's actions? How might the inspector's misstep affect future cases?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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