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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Prologue - Chapter 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was one of Davis's mother's main worries concerning her business?
(a) A big payout would wipe out the business.
(b) She would have to give it up when she got a divorce.
(c) She would have it taken away from her by the original owner.
(d) She would lose it when the stock market crashed.

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

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

4. Which of the following authors does Davis begin the book with a quote from?
(a) Dorothy Parker.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?

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

3. When was Davis's mother born?

4. Which famous singer lived in the same neighborhood as Davis's family?

5. In what year did Davis's mother die?

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