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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A gambling term.
(c) A curse.
(d) A prayer.

2. What musical did Davis help put on locally with the help of her mother's investment?
(a) The Wiz.
(b) Purlie.
(c) The Producers.
(d) Oliver.

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

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

5. Who is Lisa's mother?
(a) Aunt Minnie.
(b) Aunt Gladys.
(c) Aunt Jennie.
(d) Aunt Florence.

6. Which company did Davis's mother invest in in the early 1980s?
(a) Milliken Corporation.
(b) Chrysler Corporation.
(c) Marlowe Corporation.
(d) Jasmine Corporation.

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

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

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

10. What single color did Davis's mother redecorate the living room in the house at Seven Mile in?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

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

12. Which movie based on Billie Holiday's life did Davis love in Chapter 6?
(a) Love Supreme.
(b) Lady Sings the Blues.
(c) Angel of Harlem.
(d) Soul Love.

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

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

15. How much money did Davis's mother win herself in playing the new Michigan state lottery?
(a) $100,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $200,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Davis do as a child to try to help her mother's business in Chapter 5?

4. Which writer was known as America's sleeping clairvoyant?

5. What did Davis's mother do after the big FBI raid on the Numbers runners in Chapter 6?

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