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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What interest rate did the seller charge Davis's mother to buy the family home?
(a) 13%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 18%.
(d) 30%.
2. What was the FHA interest rate on home loans at the time Davis's mother bought their house?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 5.5%.
(d) 12%.
3. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Rita.
(b) Florence.
(c) Fannie.
(d) Lula.
4. What did Davis's mother wear to her second wedding?
(a) A white wedding dress with a long train.
(b) A red wedding dress.
(c) A blue suit.
(d) An off-white two-piece suit.
5. What was Davis's new school in which she started fourth grade?
(a) Reinhold Elementary.
(b) Hampton Elementary.
(c) West Mile Elementary.
(d) Marshall Elementary.
6. What was Michigan's Idlewild resort unofficially called?
(a) The Luxe.
(b) The Heights.
(c) Resortville.
(d) Black Eden.
7. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?
(a) The diners.
(b) The accounting firms.
(c) The shipyards.
(d) The car factories.
8. What is Davis's stepfather's name?
(a) Alan.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Burt.
(d) James.
9. 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.
10. Where did Davis eventually buy the long-time family home?
(a) Broadstreet.
(b) The Heights.
(c) Ellington Way.
(d) Conant Gardens.
11. What did Davis's mother never seem to do at all in her life?
(a) Smoke or drink.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Wear makeup.
(d) Raise her voice.
12. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1965.
13. Who was Detroit's police commissioner during the time of the Gotham raid?
(a) Allen White.
(b) George Ramsey.
(c) John Maynard.
(d) George Edwards.
14. What happened to Davis's family when she was in third grade?
(a) Her father moved out.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) Her Aunt Florence died.
(d) Her brother Anthony died.
15. Who owned the Hotel Gotham for a time?
(a) Marshall Wilton.
(b) Woodrow Allen.
(c) Maynard Keynes.
(d) John White.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Davis's mother finally have her own name placed on the land contract for her home?
2. What did Davis's mother habitually wear on her ring finger?
3. How old was Davis's stepfather when he married her mother?
4. In what year did Davis's mother die?
5. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?
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