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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 963.
(b) 97.
(c) 788.
(d) 636.
2. Which sibling did Davis move to her mother and stepfather's new house with?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Rita.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Diane.
3. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Lula.
(b) Rita.
(c) Fannie.
(d) Florence.
4. What was Davis's all-time favorite piece of clothing her mother purchased for her?
(a) A corduroy jacket in bottle green.
(b) A faux-leather trench coat.
(c) A reversible leopard-print velour coat.
(d) A real fur coat.
5. Who was Detroit's police commissioner during the time of the Gotham raid?
(a) George Edwards.
(b) George Ramsey.
(c) Allen White.
(d) John Maynard.
6. How did Davis's mother celebrate her fortieth birthday?
(a) With a surprise party that was likely not a real surprise.
(b) With a singer and a karaoke machine.
(c) By buying herself a new car.
(d) In Las Vegas with her family.
7. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?
(a) Receipts.
(b) Nibs.
(c) Tonies.
(d) Tickets.
8. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?
(a) Marshall Headly.
(b) Marston James.
(c) Wallace Colvin.
(d) Langston Finbone.
9. Who owned the Hotel Gotham for a time?
(a) Woodrow Allen.
(b) Marshall Wilton.
(c) Maynard Keynes.
(d) John White.
10. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?
(a) 8878 North Clarendon.
(b) 636 Ellington Road.
(c) 88 Willow Way.
(d) 97 North Brisbane Avenue.
11. When was Davis's mother born?
(a) May 30, 1920.
(b) May 15, 1923.
(c) May 5, 1925.
(d) May 9, 1928.
12. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?
(a) Nathan Berry.
(b) Ezra Pound.
(c) Mitzie Davis.
(d) Len Taylor.
13. In what year did Davis's mother die?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2005.
14. What did Davis's mother tell a woman in Florida who asked her where she got such a beautiful tan?
(a) She was born with it.
(b) From a spray bottle.
(c) In the tanning salon.
(d) It was none of her business.
15. Where was the picture of Davis's mother and stepfather that was labeled April 1965 taken?
(a) The Rainbow Room.
(b) The Phelps Lounge.
(c) The Marshall Winter Ballroom.
(d) The Fountainbleau.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?
2. Who did Davis's mother ask for a loan to start her Numbers business?
3. Which famous singer lived in the same neighborhood as Davis's family?
4. Who was Anthony's girlfriend?
5. Which of the following was one of Davis's mother's main worries concerning her business?
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