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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was known as Madame Queen in the 1930s in Detroit?
(a) Marian Anderson.
(b) Stephanie St. Clair.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Janet Leigh.

2. Which of the following was one of Davis's mother's main worries concerning her business?
(a) A big payout would wipe out the business.
(b) She would have to give it up when she got a divorce.
(c) She would have it taken away from her by the original owner.
(d) She would lose it when the stock market crashed.

3. What did the previous owner of the house on Broadstreet take with him before he left?
(a) The doorbell chimes.
(b) The stove.
(c) The chimney.
(d) The drapes.

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

5. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?
(a) The Goldfinger.
(b) The Intercontinental.
(c) The Fountainbleau Hotel.
(d) The Highwire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did customers who got hits on their numbers receive from Davis's mother?

3. Who is Florence's husband?

4. What was Michigan's Idlewild resort unofficially called?

5. What did Davis's mother never seem to do at all in her life?

(see the answer key)

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