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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What health problem did Davis's mother suffer from in Chapter 6?
(a) Blood clots.
(b) Muscle weakness.
(c) Glaucoma.
(d) Migraines.

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

3. What was one of Detroit's nickname in the 1970s?
(a) Silent City.
(b) The Big Smoke.
(c) Music City.
(d) Murder Capital USA.

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

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

6. What did Davis's mother do for her for her tenth birthday?
(a) Throw an elaborate party.
(b) Buy her a big playhouse.
(c) Make her an elaborate cake.
(d) Buy her whatever new dress she wants.

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

8. What did Davis's mother tell her years into her adulthood about secrets?
(a) Davis could be trusted with secrets, but her father could not.
(b) Davis's mother knew Davis knew how to keep a secret.
(c) Davis's mother never trusted Davis with secrets.
(d) Davis was the only one her mother trusted with secrets.

9. How much did Davis's mother invest in her musical production in Chapter 9?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $5,000.

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

11. Which of the following was an advantage Davis's mother could offer her Numbers clients over the state lottery?
(a) She paid her hits off tax-free in cash by noon the following day, and the state lottery taxed winnings and made people wait for their money.
(b) She could offer a percentage over what their winnings were.
(c) Her tickets were much less expensive than the lottery tickets.
(d) She gave her customers candy with their winnings.

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

13. What was the Michigan Lottery's new slogan in the end of the 1970s?
(a) Try Your Luck!
(b) Play to Win!
(c) Everyone Can Win!
(d) Every Day's a Play Day.

14. What did William T. Cahill, the governor of New Jersey in 1972, say about the legal lottery?
(a) Even if you lose, your money is going to a good purpose.
(b) It is not the same as gambling at all.
(c) It helps older Americans.
(d) It is better to play the lottery than to throw coins in a fountain.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Davis's mother confront with a gun when this person threatened her son Anthony?

3. Which movie based on Billie Holiday's life did Davis love in Chapter 6?

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

5. What was the first Broadway musical Davis ever sees?

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