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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Prologue - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the previous owner of Davis's mother buy the house that became their family home?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1945.

2. Which cousin did Davis spend a lot of time with growing up who was her Aunt Florence's daughter?
(a) Jewell.
(b) Rolanda.
(c) Rita.
(d) Jennie.

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

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

5. Who was one of the biggest Numbers men in Detroit that Davis's mother worked for?
(a) Marcus Andrus.
(b) John Nestler.
(c) Marshall Walter.
(d) Eddie Wingate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which newspaper expressed disdain for Numbers players as early as 1903?

2. In which city did Davis grow up?

3. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?

4. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?

5. Where did Davis's mother once consider buying a house in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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