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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jewell think a hunch on a number is?
(a) A sign from God.
(b) A spirit talking to you.
(c) A reason to do the opposite of what you think you should do.
(d) Just a hunch.

2. How old was Davis's stepfather when he married her mother?
(a) 45.
(b) 53.
(c) 60.
(d) 72.

3. What was Davis's mother's favorite way to conjure a number to play?
(a) Through a hunch.
(b) From her children's birthdays.
(c) From Bible verses.
(d) Though a psychic.

4. Where did Davis go to college?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Arizona.
(c) Spelman.
(d) Howard.

5. When was Davis's mother's best decade as a Numbers runner?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1970s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davis's mother do after the big FBI raid on the Numbers runners in Chapter 6?

2. What was Anthony's son and Fannie's first grandson named?

3. What was one of Davis's favorite things to do with her mother in Chapter 6?

4. Who was one of Davis's favorite musical groups when she was 10?

5. What did W.E.B. Dubois call educated and privileged Black people?

(see the answer key)

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