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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. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Florence.
(b) Fannie.
(c) Rita.
(d) Lula.

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

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

4. Who lived with Davis's father at Broadstreet for a while after the divorce?
(a) James.
(b) Florence.
(c) Anthony.
(d) Bill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What interest rate did the seller charge Davis's mother to buy the family home?

2. What piece of jewelry did Davis's mother wear to her second wedding that Davis herself wore on her wedding day?

3. What happened to Davis's family when she was in third grade?

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

5. Where does Davis spend much of the summer after her mother remarries?

(see the answer key)

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