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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. Who was one of Davis's favorite musical groups when she was 10?
(a) The Eagles.
(b) The Jackson 5.
(c) The Rolling Stones.
(d) The Beatles.

2. Who did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?
(a) Those who were twins.
(b) Those who had already had visions.
(c) Those born with the veil, or born with part of the birth sac covering their faces.
(d) Those who had almost died.

3. Which of the following numbers is supposed to be particularly lucky?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

4. Where does Davis spend much of the summer after her mother remarries?
(a) Her cousin Jewell's house.
(b) Her sister Diane's house.
(c) Her boyfriend's house.
(d) Her brother Anthony's house.

5. What did W.E.B. Dubois call educated and privileged Black people?
(a) The Squad.
(b) The One Percent.
(c) The Talented Tenth.
(d) The Twenty Percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following authors does Davis begin the book with a quote from?

2. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?

3. When was Davis's mother's best decade as a Numbers runner?

4. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?

5. Who did Davis's mother ask for a loan to start her Numbers business?

(see the answer key)

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