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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how much did Detroit's Italian mafia make by supplying the winning numbers to the city's Numbers operators?
(a) $25,000.
(b) $60,000.
(c) $18,000.
(d) $95,000.

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

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

4. Who did Davis let an important detail about her mother's business slip out of her mouth in front of?
(a) Miss Hattie.
(b) Miss Lula.
(c) Miss Bernice.
(d) Miss Jennie.

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

6. When did Michigan's Lottery institute the new game called The Daily?
(a) April 8, 1988.
(b) March 4, 1978.
(c) August 1, 1981.
(d) June 6, 1977.

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

8. What was Anthony's son and Fannie's first grandson named?
(a) Tony.
(b) Renaldo.
(c) John.
(d) Michael.

9. Which of the following books did Davis's mother often use for consultation?
(a) The Michelson Dreambook.
(b) The Red Devil Combination DreamBook Almanac.
(c) The Robinson Family Dreambook.
(d) The Alger Dreambook.

10. What is Davis touched to find that her mother meant to do for her in Chapter 6?
(a) Include her in the business.
(b) Buy her a new journal.
(c) Start a college fund for her.
(d) Start a wedding fund for her.

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

12. What was Davis's mother's favorite way to conjure a number to play?
(a) From her children's birthdays.
(b) Through a hunch.
(c) Though a psychic.
(d) From Bible verses.

13. What did Jewell's name play for, according to Aunt Florence?
(a) 161.
(b) 786.
(c) 891.
(d) 234.

14. When did the singer Josephine Baker die?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1983.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Davis's mother tell her years into her adulthood about secrets?

3. How much did Davis's mother invest in her musical production in Chapter 9?

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

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

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