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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 3 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owned the Hotel Gotham for a time?
(a) Maynard Keynes.
(b) Marshall Wilton.
(c) Woodrow Allen.
(d) John White.

2. What did Davis's teacher ask her about in Part I that offended Fannie?
(a) The reason Bridgett's father did not work.
(b) The reason Bridgett needed to carry a purse.
(c) The reason Bridgett had so many shoes.
(d) The reason Bridgett lived in a house like Broadstreet.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Davis's mother habitually wear on her ring finger?

2. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?

3. How old was Davis's stepfather when he married her mother?

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

5. What did Davis's mother wear to her second wedding?

(see the answer key)

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