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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapter 10).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Davis's teacher ask her about in Part I that offended Fannie?
(a) The reason Bridgett needed to carry a purse.
(b) The reason Bridgett had so many shoes.
(c) The reason Bridgett's father did not work.
(d) The reason Bridgett lived in a house like Broadstreet.

3. What did the previous owner of the house on Broadstreet take with him before he left?
(a) The drapes.
(b) The doorbell chimes.
(c) The stove.
(d) The chimney.

4. What is the title of the short story Davis's mother wrote?
(a) 617 Crawford.
(b) Rose.
(c) A Time For Everything.
(d) Ringer.

5. Which of the following was an advantage Davis's mother could offer her Numbers clients over the state lottery?
(a) Her tickets were much less expensive than the lottery tickets.
(b) She paid her hits off tax-free in cash by noon the following day, and the state lottery taxed winnings and made people wait for their money.
(c) She gave her customers candy with their winnings.
(d) She could offer a percentage over what their winnings were.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Davis do as a child to try to help her mother's business in Chapter 5?

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

4. When did Davis graduate from high school?

5. What happened in the Algiers Motel incident?

(see the answer key)

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