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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was one of the biggest Numbers men in Detroit that Davis's mother worked for?
(a) Eddie Wingate.
(b) Marcus Andrus.
(c) John Nestler.
(d) Marshall Walter.

3. What was Davis's new school in which she started fourth grade?
(a) Reinhold Elementary.
(b) West Mile Elementary.
(c) Marshall Elementary.
(d) Hampton Elementary.

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

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

6. What did Fannie pay for Bridgett's new shoes in Part I with?
(a) A check.
(b) A credit card.
(c) A one-hundred dollar bill.
(d) A money order.

7. Who is Florence's husband?
(a) Randy.
(b) Michael.
(c) James.
(d) Gene.

8. What is Davis's stepfather's name?
(a) Alan.
(b) James.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Burt.

9. When was Davis's mother born?
(a) May 9, 1928.
(b) May 30, 1920.
(c) May 15, 1923.
(d) May 5, 1925.

10. What was an illegal after-hours place selling alcohol referred to as in Detroit in the 1960s?
(a) A mellingram.
(b) A blind pig.
(c) A speak easy.
(d) A bolthole.

11. What did customers who got hits on their numbers receive from Davis's mother?
(a) A gun to carry their cash home safely.
(b) A complimentary mint.
(c) A bag to carry cash in.
(d) A fly sheet.

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

13. When did Davis's mother buy her first gun?
(a) April 1990.
(b) March 1980.
(c) July 1969.
(d) August 1993.

14. Where does Davis spend much of the summer after her mother remarries?
(a) Her sister Diane's house.
(b) Her cousin Jewell's house.
(c) Her brother Anthony's house.
(d) Her boyfriend's house.

15. When did the previous owner of Davis's mother buy the house that became their family home?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?

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

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

4. Who was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?

5. Where was the picture of Davis's mother and stepfather that was labeled April 1965 taken?

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