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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. 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.

2. What did the previous owner of the house on Broadstreet take with him before he left?
(a) The chimney.
(b) The stove.
(c) The drapes.
(d) The doorbell chimes.

3. What was Michigan's Idlewild resort unofficially called?
(a) Resortville.
(b) The Luxe.
(c) The Heights.
(d) Black Eden.

4. What did Davis's mother habitually wear on her ring finger?
(a) A huge sapphire.
(b) A huge emerald.
(c) A 1.75- carat diamond.
(d) A 2-carat ruby.

5. When did Davis's mother finally have her own name placed on the land contract for her home?
(a) Three and a half years after she first bought it.
(b) Five years after she first bought it.
(c) Twenty years after she first bought it.
(d) Ten years after she first bought it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the picture of Davis's mother and stepfather that was labeled April 1965 taken?

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

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

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

5. What was the FHA interest rate on home loans at the time Davis's mother bought their house?

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