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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Michigan's Lottery institute the new game called The Daily?
(a) March 4, 1978.
(b) June 6, 1977.
(c) August 1, 1981.
(d) April 8, 1988.

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

3. What did Davis's mother do after the big FBI raid on the Numbers runners in Chapter 6?
(a) Hired more people to work for her.
(b) Had a separate phone line installed for the business.
(c) Bought a gun.
(d) Changed her name.

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

5. Which friend of Davis's mother's ran a check-cashing business?
(a) Lula.
(b) Miss Beatrice.
(c) Miss Lucille.
(d) Rita.

6. What was one of Davis's favorite things to do with her mother in Chapter 6?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Go running.
(c) Watch classic films together.
(d) Eat ice cream.

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

8. How much did the dress Davis bought in New York City in Chapter 9 cost?
(a) $750.
(b) $100.
(c) $500.
(d) $350.

9. Who did Davis's brother Anthony propose to on Christmas Day in Chapter 6?
(a) Renita.
(b) Jennie.
(c) Florence.
(d) Lula.

10. Where did Davis obtain her birth control as a teenager?
(a) Planned Parenthood in Chicago.
(b) Planned Parenthood in Southfield.
(c) The Cleveland Clinic.
(d) The Detroit Clinic.

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

12. How was Davis's name originally spelled?
(a) Bridgit.
(b) Bridjet.
(c) Bridgete.
(d) Bridie.

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

14. What choice did Davis's mother give her for her sixteenth birthday?
(a) To either have a make-over or a car.
(b) To either have a party or a vacation.
(c) To either have a party or a new car.
(d) To either have a new car or a vacation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Davis's mother win herself in playing the new Michigan state lottery?

2. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?

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

4. Which singer did Davis's mother take her to see in Detroit when she was 13 years old?

5. What was Anthony's son and Fannie's first grandson named?

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