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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?
(a) Marston James.
(b) Marshall Headly.
(c) Wallace Colvin.
(d) Langston Finbone.

2. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?
(a) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) George Foreman.
(c) Muhammad Ali.
(d) Malcolm X.

3. What did Davis's mother wear to her second wedding?
(a) A blue suit.
(b) A white wedding dress with a long train.
(c) An off-white two-piece suit.
(d) A red wedding dress.

4. What drug did some of Davis's older siblings experiment with?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Methamphetamines.
(d) Ketamine.

5. Which sibling did Davis move to her mother and stepfather's new house with?
(a) Diane.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Rita.
(d) Deborah.

6. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 788.
(b) 963.
(c) 636.
(d) 97.

7. What was the FHA interest rate on home loans at the time Davis's mother bought their house?
(a) 12%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 5.5%.
(d) 10%.

8. Where did Davis move with her mother after her mother remarried?
(a) South Three Mile Road.
(b) East Eight Mile Road.
(c) North Five Mile Road.
(d) West Seven Mile Road.

9. What drink did Davis's father sometimes share with her?
(a) Dr. Pepper.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Iced Tea.

10. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?
(a) Nathan Berry.
(b) Len Taylor.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) Mitzie Davis.

11. Where did Davis eventually buy the long-time family home?
(a) Broadstreet.
(b) Conant Gardens.
(c) Ellington Way.
(d) The Heights.

12. What was Michigan's Idlewild resort unofficially called?
(a) Black Eden.
(b) The Luxe.
(c) Resortville.
(d) The Heights.

13. Who lived with Davis's father at Broadstreet for a while after the divorce?
(a) Florence.
(b) Bill.
(c) James.
(d) Anthony.

14. What is Davis's stepfather's name?
(a) Burt.
(b) Alan.
(c) James.
(d) Marshall.

15. When was Davis's mother born?
(a) May 30, 1920.
(b) May 5, 1925.
(c) May 9, 1928.
(d) May 15, 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?

2. What was an illegal after-hours place selling alcohol referred to as in Detroit in the 1960s?

3. Who was known as Madame Queen in the 1930s in Detroit?

4. What was Davis's new school in which she started fourth grade?

5. What was Davis's grandfather's name?

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