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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Davis's mother send her a postcard from while on vacation with Burt in Chapter 7?
(a) Florida.
(b) Aruba.
(c) Madrid.
(d) St. Thomas.

6. Who did Davis's mother confront with a gun when this person threatened her son Anthony?
(a) Renita, her daughter-in-law's, brother.
(b) Her old boss, Jonnie Ryan.
(c) Her old landlord, Ned Nedry.
(d) Her Uncle Teddy.

7. Which cousin of Davis's was a prime beneficiary of Davis's mother generosity in Chapter 7?
(a) Rita.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Dianne.
(d) Lisa.

8. What did some of Davis's cousins call Davis's mother affectionately?
(a) Aunt Fan.
(b) Auntie Nini.
(c) Aunt Fa.
(d) Aunt Lady.

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

10. What movie did Davis's mother refuse to let her see, which Davis wrote about in her diary?
(a) The Exorcist.
(b) Pet Cemetery.
(c) The Red Shoes.
(d) The Shining.

11. Who did Davis get in a fight with in grade school?
(a) Harland Clarke.
(b) Jonathan Strong.
(c) Peter Golightly.
(d) Marshall Winters.

12. Where was Davis's father treated in Chapter 7 for his medical problems?
(a) Southfield VA Hospital.
(b) Remedial VA Hospital.
(c) Chicago's VA Hospital.
(d) Ann Arbor's VA Hospital.

13. What did Davis tell her graduate school classmates is her favorite book?
(a) Marshall Does the Numbers.
(b) Peaches Writes Numbers.
(c) Daddy Was a Number Runner.
(d) Mama Ran the Numbers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Davis let an important detail about her mother's business slip out of her mouth in front of?

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

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

4. Which childhood friend of Davis's did Davis's mother help in Chapter 9?

5. Why did Davis's mother sometimes stick her Numbers books in the freezer?

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