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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 5 - 6).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was known as Madame Queen in the 1930s in Detroit?
(a) Janet Leigh.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Stephanie St. Clair.
(d) Marian Anderson.

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

3. Who is Florence's husband?
(a) Michael.
(b) Gene.
(c) Randy.
(d) James.

4. What did Fannie pay for Bridgett's new shoes in Part I with?
(a) A money order.
(b) A check.
(c) A one-hundred dollar bill.
(d) A credit card.

5. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?
(a) Receipts.
(b) Tickets.
(c) Tonies.
(d) Nibs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number did Detroiters habitually play throughout the 1930s?

2. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?

3. Davis's mother once told her she was as good as anyone but which of the following?

4. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?

5. When was Davis's mother born?

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