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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Davis's mother finally have her own name placed on the land contract for her home?
(a) Ten years after she first bought it.
(b) Five years after she first bought it.
(c) Twenty years after she first bought it.
(d) Three and a half years after she first bought it.

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

3. Which cousin did Davis spend a lot of time with growing up who was her Aunt Florence's daughter?
(a) Rita.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Rolanda.
(d) Jewell.

4. Who was the teacher that insulted Davis in Part I?
(a) Miss Smithon.
(b) Miss Miller.
(c) Miss Hokey.
(d) Miss Raine.

5. What did Davis's mother tell a woman in Florida who asked her where she got such a beautiful tan?
(a) It was none of her business.
(b) From a spray bottle.
(c) In the tanning salon.
(d) She was born with it.

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

7. Who was Anthony's girlfriend?
(a) Jewell.
(b) Renita.
(c) Rola.
(d) Florence.

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

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

10. Which sibling did Davis move to her mother and stepfather's new house with?
(a) Deborah.
(b) Anthony.
(c) Diane.
(d) Rita.

11. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 97.
(b) 788.
(c) 963.
(d) 636.

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

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

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

15. Where did Davis move with her mother after her mother remarried?
(a) North Five Mile Road.
(b) East Eight Mile Road.
(c) South Three Mile Road.
(d) West Seven Mile Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?

2. Who was Detroit's police commissioner during the time of the Gotham raid?

3. Which famous singer lived in the same neighborhood as Davis's family?

4. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?

5. Who lived with Davis's father at Broadstreet for a while after the divorce?

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