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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 was the name of the hospital built to serve the black community?

2. On which date did the rally of the Waterworks Park Improvement Association take place?

3. What is the name of the police inspector?

4. In what month was election day in 1923?

5. What would it have meant if Sweet had backed out of the house deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Otis Sweet.

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

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

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

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

6. What is causing the rapid expansion of Detroit?

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

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

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

10. Briefly describe Sweet's family history.

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

Discuss police involvement in the Detroit. How did the police react to racial violence? Were the police true to the law or were their actions biased? If the actions were biased, in what way were they biased and by whom? How could the blacks know if the police were on their side? What might have been done to ensure that the police were on hand to protect and serve?

Essay Topic 3

Write your own version of the first trial from the point of view of Gladys Sweet. Include as many details as possible, in and out of the courtroom.

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