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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 7 - 9).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Davis's mother do for extra income for a time in Chapter 9?
(a) Sell liquor.
(b) Become a fashion model.
(c) Sell dogs.
(d) Host card parties.

2. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?
(a) The accounting firms.
(b) The diners.
(c) The shipyards.
(d) The car factories.

3. What drug did some of Davis's older siblings experiment with?
(a) Ketamine.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Methamphetamines.

4. What single color did Davis's mother redecorate the living room in the house at Seven Mile in?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Pink.

5. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A curse.
(c) A blessing.
(d) A gambling term.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Davis touched to find that her mother meant to do for her in Chapter 6?

2. Who was one of Davis's favorite musical groups when she was 10?

3. Which two street gangs did Davis remember in Detroit in the 1980s?

4. Which author does Davis cite in Chapter 7 whom she respects for her writings about Black women?

5. What was Michigan's Idlewild resort unofficially called?

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