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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 did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?
(a) George Foreman.
(b) Muhammad Ali.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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

3. Who owned the Hotel Gotham for a time?
(a) Marshall Wilton.
(b) Woodrow Allen.
(c) Maynard Keynes.
(d) John White.

4. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1958.

5. How did Davis's mother celebrate her fortieth birthday?
(a) In Las Vegas with her family.
(b) With a singer and a karaoke machine.
(c) With a surprise party that was likely not a real surprise.
(d) By buying herself a new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Davis eventually buy the long-time family home?

2. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?

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

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

5. Who lived with Davis's father at Broadstreet for a while after the divorce?

(see the answer key)

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