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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. When was Davis's mother born?
(a) May 30, 1920.
(b) May 15, 1923.
(c) May 5, 1925.
(d) May 9, 1928.

2. When did Davis's mother buy her first gun?
(a) March 1980.
(b) August 1993.
(c) April 1990.
(d) July 1969.

3. Who did Davis's mother ask for a loan to start her Numbers business?
(a) Her father Ezra.
(b) Her sister Florence.
(c) Her brother John.
(d) Her child Rita.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the teacher that insulted Davis in Part I?

3. What did the previous owner of the house on Broadstreet take with him before he left?

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

5. What business did Davis's mother run for decades?

(see the answer key)

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