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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which singer did Davis's mother take her to see in Detroit when she was 13 years old?
(a) Diana Ross.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Bille Holiday.
(d) Josephine Baker.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Which sister of Davis's did Davis live at Broadstreet with for a time?
(a) Dianne.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rita.

8. Who was one of Davis's favorite musical groups when she was 10?
(a) The Rolling Stones.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Jackson 5.
(d) The Eagles.

9. Why did Davis's mother sometimes stick her Numbers books in the freezer?
(a) To keep them safe from thieves.
(b) To hide them from police.
(c) To cool them off, or rid them of their luck.
(d) To remember where she put them.

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

11. Which childhood friend of Davis's did Davis's mother help in Chapter 9?
(a) Diane.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Rita.

12. Who was Davis's school principal in Chapter 6?
(a) Rachelle Roche.
(b) Percy Porter.
(c) Pepper Porter.
(d) Niamh Cummings.

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

14. What book about dreams did Davis's sister Deborah give her?
(a) Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams.
(b) Freud's Interpreting Dreams.
(c) Solange's Dream Finals.
(d) Tennyson's Find Me In Your Dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the first dream book appear?

2. What does Aunt Florence tell Davis she was able to do by playing Jewell's number?

3. What was Davis's mother's favorite way to conjure a number to play?

4. Who really bought Anthony's fiance's engagement ring?

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

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