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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Davis's mother's best friend?
(a) Lula.
(b) Florence.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Rita.

3. Which newspaper expressed disdain for Numbers players as early as 1903?
(a) The Wide Angle.
(b) The Detroit Morning Caller.
(c) The Michigan News.
(d) The Detroit Free Press.

4. What did W.E.B. Dubois call educated and privileged Black people?
(a) The Talented Tenth.
(b) The Squad.
(c) The Twenty Percent.
(d) The One Percent.

5. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?
(a) 97 North Brisbane Avenue.
(b) 636 Ellington Road.
(c) 8878 North Clarendon.
(d) 88 Willow Way.

6. Which of the following authors does Davis begin the book with a quote from?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Dorothy Parker.

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

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

9. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?
(a) Wallace Colvin.
(b) Marshall Headly.
(c) Langston Finbone.
(d) Marston James.

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

11. Which aunt of Davis's helped her tell her mother's story in this book?
(a) Rita.
(b) Dianne.
(c) Florence.
(d) Lula.

12. What drink did Davis's father sometimes share with her?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Iced Tea.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Dr. Pepper.

13. What kinds of scarves did Davis's mother routinely wear?
(a) Vanderbilt.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Gucci.
(d) Prada.

14. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?
(a) The Goldfinger.
(b) The Intercontinental.
(c) The Fountainbleau Hotel.
(d) The Highwire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Davis's stepfather when he married her mother?

2. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?

3. What did Davis's mother habitually wear on her ring finger?

4. Where did Davis move with her mother after her mother remarried?

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

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