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

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

3. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?
(a) 8878 North Clarendon.
(b) 97 North Brisbane Avenue.
(c) 88 Willow Way.
(d) 636 Ellington Road.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Davis's family move to Michigan from?

2. Who owned the Hotel Gotham for a time?

3. How much did Davis's mother pay for the family home?

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

5. What did Davis's mother wear to her second wedding?

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