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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How much did Davis's mother pay for the family home?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $12,345.
(c) $80,000.
(d) $16,700.

5. 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.

6. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?
(a) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) George Foreman.
(d) Muhammad Ali.

7. In what year did Davis's mother die?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2000.

8. Which famous singer lived in the same neighborhood as Davis's family?
(a) James Brown.
(b) Buddy Holly.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Diana Ross.

9. What did Davis's mother habitually wear on her ring finger?
(a) A 1.75- carat diamond.
(b) A huge emerald.
(c) A huge sapphire.
(d) A 2-carat ruby.

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

11. 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.

12. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Fannie.
(b) Rita.
(c) Lula.
(d) Florence.

13. 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.

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

15. How did Davis's mother celebrate her fortieth birthday?
(a) With a singer and a karaoke machine.
(b) By buying herself a new car.
(c) In Las Vegas with her family.
(d) With a surprise party that was likely not a real surprise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?

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

4. Where does Davis spend much of the summer after her mother remarries?

5. Which cousin did Davis spend a lot of time with growing up who was her Aunt Florence's daughter?

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