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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Davis work at a job as a teenager?
(a) Wendy's.
(b) Tastee Freeze Ice Cream.
(c) Southfield Clinic.
(d) Northland Mall.

2. Who was the only other woman besides Fannie Davis who was known in Detroit to be a Numbers runner?
(a) Pearl Massey.
(b) Lula Ryan.
(c) Bennie Ring.
(d) Lucille Darling.

3. What was Anthony's son and Fannie's first grandson named?
(a) Renaldo.
(b) John.
(c) Tony.
(d) Michael.

4. When did Davis graduate from high school?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1985.

5. What did Davis do as a child to try to help her mother's business in Chapter 5?
(a) Offered to take phone calls for her.
(b) Offered to skip school in order to help her.
(c) Offered to pick up payments for her.
(d) Made a box for her to keep all her Numbers materials in.

6. Who did Davis's mother give modest diamond rings to?
(a) Rita and Diane.
(b) Herself and Rita.
(c) Rita.
(d) Deborah and Rita.

7. Who did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?
(a) Those who were twins.
(b) Those born with the veil, or born with part of the birth sac covering their faces.
(c) Those who had already had visions.
(d) Those who had almost died.

8. Which publication ran pictures of Davis's party in Chapter 7?
(a) The Detroit Gazette.
(b) The Michigan Chronicle.
(c) The Detroit Free Press.
(d) The Oregonian.

9. Why did Davis's mother conceal the fact that she "held" her customers' numbers?
(a) She wanted them to feel sorry for her.
(b) She wanted them to think she had big money and power behind her.
(c) She did not respect her customers.
(d) She wanted them to stay loyal to her.

10. Which of the following numbers is supposed to be particularly lucky?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

11. Which of the following did Davis's mother often use in rituals to find numbers to play?
(a) Knives.
(b) Candles.
(c) Stars.
(d) Ouija boards.

12. What business was Davis's Uncle John in?
(a) Law.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Selling liquor.
(d) Horse racing.

13. Who did Davis let an important detail about her mother's business slip out of her mouth in front of?
(a) Miss Jennie.
(b) Miss Lula.
(c) Miss Hattie.
(d) Miss Bernice.

14. What did Jewell think a hunch on a number is?
(a) Just a hunch.
(b) A reason to do the opposite of what you think you should do.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) A spirit talking to you.

15. Who ran the Unity Church Davis's mother frequently attended?
(a) Ted Hawkins.
(b) Marshall Wilton.
(c) Eric Butterworth.
(d) Marcus Wright.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was an advantage Davis's mother could offer her Numbers clients over the state lottery?

2. What phrase could Davis's mother use that would make Davis cry for a whole day?

3. What kind of wallet did Davis's mother carry, according to Chapter 7?

4. When did the singer Josephine Baker die?

5. What were specific formulas for supposedly finding lucky numbers called?

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