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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Davis's grandfather's name?
(a) Eddie Drumwright.
(b) Marcus Drumwright.
(c) Ezra Drumwright.
(d) Nicholas Drumwright.

2. What did Davis cling to that her mother had bought her at Tiger Stadium?
(a) A soft sweatshirt.
(b) A stuffed tiger.
(c) A fish in a tank.
(d) A baseball.

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

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

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

6. Who was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?
(a) Marston James.
(b) Langston Finbone.
(c) Marshall Headly.
(d) Tokam Prince.

7. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 788.
(b) 963.
(c) 97.
(d) 636.

8. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1970.

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

10. Which president was assassinated when Davis was a young child?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

12. Where did Davis move with her mother after her mother remarried?
(a) North Five Mile Road.
(b) East Eight Mile Road.
(c) West Seven Mile Road.
(d) South Three Mile Road.

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

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

15. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?
(a) The accounting firms.
(b) The car factories.
(c) The shipyards.
(d) The diners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an illegal after-hours place selling alcohol referred to as in Detroit in the 1960s?

2. What did Davis's teacher ask her about in Part I that offended Fannie?

3. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?

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

5. Which newspaper expressed disdain for Numbers players as early as 1903?

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