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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Davis's mother give modest diamond rings to?
(a) Deborah and Rita.
(b) Herself and Rita.
(c) Rita and Diane.
(d) Rita.

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

3. Who did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?
(a) Those who were twins.
(b) Those who had already had visions.
(c) Those who had almost died.
(d) Those born with the veil, or born with part of the birth sac covering their faces.

4. Why did Davis's mother conceal the fact that she "held" her customers' numbers?
(a) She wanted them to stay loyal to her.
(b) She wanted them to feel sorry for her.
(c) She wanted them to think she had big money and power behind her.
(d) She did not respect her customers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Davis's mother sometimes stick her Numbers books in the freezer?

2. What was one of Davis's favorite things to do with her mother in Chapter 6?

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

4. How was Davis's name originally spelled?

5. What did Davis's mother do for extra income for a time in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fannie manage to avoid all the raids on Numbers runners?

2. What gift did Fannie get for Bridgett while she was still in high school that she cherished?

3. What number did Detroiters habitually play back in the 1930s?

4. Why did dreams carry such weight in the Davis household?

5. Why did Fannie have a fight with Renita's brother?

6. Why did Bridgett never get to deliver her graduation pictures to her father?

7. Which college did Bridgett attend and how did she pay for it?

8. How did Fannie feel about the connection some people made between Numbers and God?

9. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

10. Why did Bridgett get in a fight with Peter Golightly?

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