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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first Broadway musical Davis ever sees?
(a) The Producers.
(b) Sweet Charity.
(c) The Wiz.
(d) Oliver.

2. What phrase could Davis's mother use that would make Davis cry for a whole day?
(a) You should pray more.
(b) I am going to tell your stepfather.
(c) I'm disappointed in you.
(d) I will not buy you anything more this month.

3. What happened in the Algiers Motel incident?
(a) Three Black teens were tortured and killed by Detroit police.
(b) The hotel exploded due to a gas leak.
(c) The hotel was bombed by terrorists.
(d) The hotel was raided for a gambling ring.

4. What number did Detroiters habitually play throughout the 1930s?
(a) Boxer Joe Louis's weight.
(b) The Motown Records number.
(c) 311.
(d) 911.

5. What kind of music was popular in Davis's household and in Detroit growing up?
(a) Classical.
(b) Classic Rock.
(c) Motown.
(d) Punk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Davis's stepfather's name?

2. Who was the only other woman besides Fannie Davis who was known in Detroit to be a Numbers runner?

3. What single color did Davis's mother redecorate the living room in the house at Seven Mile in?

4. What were specific formulas for supposedly finding lucky numbers called?

5. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?

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