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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. Which newspaper expressed disdain for Numbers players as early as 1903?
(a) The Detroit Free Press.
(b) The Michigan News.
(c) The Detroit Morning Caller.
(d) The Wide Angle.

2. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?
(a) The accounting firms.
(b) The diners.
(c) The shipyards.
(d) The car factories.

3. Where do Davis's family move to Michigan from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Maine.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

4. Davis's mother once told her she was as good as anyone but which of the following?
(a) Better than no one.
(b) Richer than no one.
(c) Smarter than no one.
(d) Thinner than no one.

5. Who was Davis's school principal in Chapter 6?
(a) Rachelle Roche.
(b) Niamh Cummings.
(c) Pepper Porter.
(d) Percy Porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?

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

3. Who was Detroit's police commissioner during the time of the Gotham raid?

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

5. What is Davis's mother's first name?

(see the answer key)

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