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

2. Where did Davis's mother send her a postcard from while on vacation with Burt in Chapter 7?
(a) Florida.
(b) Aruba.
(c) Madrid.
(d) St. Thomas.

3. What did Davis's mother do after the big FBI raid on the Numbers runners in Chapter 6?
(a) Hired more people to work for her.
(b) Changed her name.
(c) Had a separate phone line installed for the business.
(d) Bought a gun.

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

5. Who was the only other woman besides Fannie Davis who was known in Detroit to be a Numbers runner?
(a) Lucille Darling.
(b) Pearl Massey.
(c) Bennie Ring.
(d) Lula Ryan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of scarves did Davis's mother routinely wear?

2. What does Davis wish she had taken from her mother's house that she did not take?

3. What was one of Detroit's nickname in the 1970s?

4. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Davis vacation during her mother's illness?

(see the answer key)

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