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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 was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?
(a) Marston James.
(b) Tokam Prince.
(c) Marshall Headly.
(d) Langston Finbone.

2. Where did Davis's mother once consider buying a house in Part I?
(a) Marvel Avenue.
(b) Conant Gardens.
(c) The Rittenhouse Square.
(d) Willington Way.

3. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rita.
(c) Lula.
(d) Fannie.

4. What was the FHA interest rate on home loans at the time Davis's mother bought their house?
(a) 5.5%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 12%.

5. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 963.
(b) 636.
(c) 788.
(d) 97.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Davis's mother's best decade as a Numbers runner?

2. When did Davis's mother finally have her own name placed on the land contract for her home?

3. What happened to Davis's family when she was in third grade?

4. Who did Davis's mother ask for a loan to start her Numbers business?

5. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Fannie say about turning 40?

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

3. What sparked the Detroit riots in 1967?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Bridgett remember her mother Fannie treating family and friends during Bridgett's childhood?

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

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

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