The World According to Fannie Davis Test | Final Test - Easy

Bridgett M. Davis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The World According to Fannie Davis Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which author does Davis cite in Chapter 7 whom she respects for her writings about Black women?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Kiley Reid.
(d) Maya Angelou.

4. What single color did Davis's mother redecorate the living room in the house at Seven Mile in?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

5. How was Davis's name originally spelled?
(a) Bridie.
(b) Bridgete.
(c) Bridgit.
(d) Bridjet.

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

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

8. When did Davis graduate from high school?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1985.

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

10. Which two street gangs did Davis remember in Detroit in the 1980s?
(a) Errol Flynns and the BKs.
(b) BKs and the Bloods.
(c) Crips and the Errol Flynns.
(d) Crips and Bloods.

11. Which writer was known as America's sleeping clairvoyant?
(a) Roger Stebbins.
(b) Rola Ronana.
(c) Jemina Wolston.
(d) Edgar Cayce.

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

13. How much money did Davis's mother win herself in playing the new Michigan state lottery?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $10,000.

14. What did Davis's mother do for her for her tenth birthday?
(a) Make her an elaborate cake.
(b) Throw an elaborate party.
(c) Buy her whatever new dress she wants.
(d) Buy her a big playhouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Detroit's first Black mayor?

2. Where did Davis work at a job as a teenager?

3. Which publication ran pictures of Davis's party in Chapter 7?

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

5. Which writer wrote a story in the Detroit News trying to explain the Numbers to laypeople?

(see the answer keys)

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