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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jewell think a hunch on a number is?
(a) A reason to do the opposite of what you think you should do.
(b) A spirit talking to you.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) Just a hunch.

3. When did the first dream book appear?
(a) As early as 1862.
(b) Around the 1950s.
(c) Around the early 1900s.
(d) Around the 1920s.

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

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

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

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

8. What phrase could Davis's mother use that would make Davis cry for a whole day?
(a) I'm disappointed in you.
(b) I will not buy you anything more this month.
(c) You should pray more.
(d) I am going to tell your stepfather.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What number did Detroiters habitually play throughout the 1930s?
(a) Boxer Joe Louis's weight.
(b) 311.
(c) The Motown Records number.
(d) 911.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Davis's senior high school trip?

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

4. Which of the following did Davis's mother often use in rituals to find numbers to play?

5. What did Davis tell her graduate school classmates is her favorite book?

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