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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 buy her first gun?
(a) April 1990.
(b) July 1969.
(c) August 1993.
(d) March 1980.

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

3. Where do Davis's family move to Michigan from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Maine.
(d) Georgia.

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

5. What happened to Davis's family when she was in third grade?
(a) Her brother Anthony died.
(b) Her mother died.
(c) Her Aunt Florence died.
(d) Her father moved out.

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

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

8. Where did Davis eventually buy the long-time family home?
(a) Ellington Way.
(b) Broadstreet.
(c) Conant Gardens.
(d) The Heights.

9. What happened in the Algiers Motel incident?
(a) The hotel was raided for a gambling ring.
(b) The hotel exploded due to a gas leak.
(c) The hotel was bombed by terrorists.
(d) Three Black teens were tortured and killed by Detroit police.

10. Which sister of Davis's wrote notes to God?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rita.
(c) Dianne.
(d) Lula.

11. What business did Davis's mother run for decades?
(a) Pet shop.
(b) Accounting business.
(c) Hair salon.
(d) Numbers business.

12. What is Davis's stepfather's name?
(a) Alan.
(b) James.
(c) Marshall.
(d) Burt.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which aunt of Davis's helped her tell her mother's story in this book?

2. Who was one of the biggest Numbers men in Detroit that Davis's mother worked for?

3. What did Davis cling to that her mother had bought her at Tiger Stadium?

4. How did Davis's mother celebrate her fortieth birthday?

5. What did W.E.B. Dubois call educated and privileged Black people?

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