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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the first Broadway musical Davis ever sees?
(a) Oliver.
(b) The Producers.
(c) The Wiz.
(d) Sweet Charity.

3. What does Aunt Florence tell Davis she was able to do by playing Jewell's number?
(a) Furnish her house.
(b) Buy her car.
(c) Buy a second home.
(d) Send Jewell to college.

4. What were specific formulas for supposedly finding lucky numbers called?
(a) Takes.
(b) Shots.
(c) High Ones.
(d) Rundowns.

5. Where did Davis's father's funeral procession depart from?
(a) Southfield Road.
(b) Mitchell Road.
(c) Broadstreet.
(d) Her mother's house on Seven Mile.

6. How much of a loan did Davis take in Chapter 9 to pay for part of her tuition?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $20,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

7. About how much did Detroit's Italian mafia make by supplying the winning numbers to the city's Numbers operators?
(a) $18,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $95,000.
(d) $25,000.

8. Which of the following was one of Davis's favorite movies in Chapter 6?
(a) Dune.
(b) Golden Pond.
(c) Love Story.
(d) The Raiders.

9. What phrase could Davis's mother use that would make Davis cry for a whole day?
(a) I'm disappointed in you.
(b) I will not buy you anything more this month.
(c) I am going to tell your stepfather.
(d) You should pray more.

10. What kind of wallet did Davis's mother carry, according to Chapter 7?
(a) Ralph Lauren.
(b) Prada.
(c) Louis Vuitton.
(d) Gucci.

11. What high school did Davis attend?
(a) Cass Technical High School.
(b) Wingate High school.
(c) Eight Mile High School.
(d) Broadstreet High School.

12. When did the singer Josephine Baker die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

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

14. Which writer was known as America's sleeping clairvoyant?
(a) Jemina Wolston.
(b) Edgar Cayce.
(c) Roger Stebbins.
(d) Rola Ronana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Davis's senior high school trip?

2. Which sister of Davis's did Davis live at Broadstreet with for a time?

3. What was the Michigan Lottery's new slogan in the end of the 1970s?

4. How much did Davis's mother invest in her musical production in Chapter 9?

5. How was Davis's name originally spelled?

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