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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?

2. What did Davis's mother never seem to do at all in her life?

3. Which cousin did Davis spend a lot of time with growing up who was her Aunt Florence's daughter?

4. Who was Detroit's police commissioner during the time of the Gotham raid?

5. What business did Davis's mother run for decades?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why did John T., Bridett's father, move out of the family home?

2. How did Bridgett feel about her father John T. as a young child?

3. In the Prologue, what did Bidgett's teacher take issue with her about?

4. How did Fannie go about buying the house on Broadstreet?

5. What did Fannie's father Ezra Drumwright do that showed foresight and intelligence?

6. What did Fannie do with her own first big payout from a hit in Chapter 1?

7. Who provided Bridgett with a lot of valuable information about Fannie for her book after Fannie passes away?

8. Who was Fannie's best friend and what did she tell Bridgett in Chapter 1 about Fannie?

9. Why did Fannie decide to go out on her own in the Numbers business?

10. What were some of the superstitious things Fannie did to help keep her luck up in her business?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the fact that Ezra Drumwright, Fannie's father, was a landowner affect Ezra's descendants all the way to Bridgett's generation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Bridgett refers to herself as "spoiled" late in the book? Do you agree with her assessment of herself? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Fannie's relationships with her various siblings - especially John and Florence - affect her path in life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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