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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. Which famous singer lived in the same neighborhood as Davis's family?
(a) James Brown.
(b) Billie Holiday.
(c) Diana Ross.
(d) Buddy Holly.

2. Where do Davis's family move to Michigan from?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Maine.

3. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?
(a) The diners.
(b) The shipyards.
(c) The car factories.
(d) The accounting firms.

4. What was Davis's grandfather's name?
(a) Eddie Drumwright.
(b) Marcus Drumwright.
(c) Nicholas Drumwright.
(d) Ezra Drumwright.

5. Where does Davis spend much of the summer after her mother remarries?
(a) Her cousin Jewell's house.
(b) Her brother Anthony's house.
(c) Her sister Diane's house.
(d) Her boyfriend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sibling did Davis move to her mother and stepfather's new house with?

2. Which of the following authors does Davis begin the book with a quote from?

3. What did Davis's mother tell a woman in Florida who asked her where she got such a beautiful tan?

4. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?

5. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sparked the Detroit riots in 1967?

2. What did Fannie say about turning 40?

3. Why did Rita write letters to God?

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

5. What was the danger every time Fannie had to give a huge payout to someone who had had a hit?

6. What did Fannie Davis have to say in response to the popular advice to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps?

7. What were some of the causes Detroit's Black Numbers runners funded?

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

9. What is Bridgett's first fully formed memory?

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

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