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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 outcome of the case?

2. What was the name of the person who was killed on Garland Avenue?

3. What was James Johnson's middle name?

4. On what day was Ossian Sweet released?

5. Where did Darrow go to raise funds for the Sweet case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during jury selection?

2. How did the chores of trial break down for Darrow and Hays?

3. How was the legal team for the Sweets finally united?

4. How did Sweet react to the interrogation?

5. What was the assistant prosecutor's angle when presented the Sweet case to a judge in a pre-trial hearing?

6. Who was Walter White and why was he sent to Detroit?

7. How did White approach the Sweets' lawyers? What was the outcome of the meeting?

8. What significant testimony greatly helped the Sweet case?

9. What was one topic on which many of the people at the scene could not agree?

10. What happened after the shootings on Garland Avenue?

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

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

Examine the concept of mob mentality. What is mob mentality? Is it positive or negative? How did mob mentality play a role in the story? Have you ever experienced mob mentality? Explain.

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