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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Anthony's girlfriend?
(a) Florence.
(b) Jewell.
(c) Renita.
(d) Rola.

5. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?
(a) Tonies.
(b) Nibs.
(c) Receipts.
(d) Tickets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did Davis's mother often use in rituals to find numbers to play?

2. What did Jewell's name play for, according to Aunt Florence?

3. Which aunt of Davis's helped her tell her mother's story in this book?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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