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

2. What did Davis's mother never seem to do at all in her life?
(a) Wear makeup.
(b) Spend money.
(c) Smoke or drink.
(d) Raise her voice.

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

4. Who was Anthony's girlfriend?
(a) Florence.
(b) Rola.
(c) Jewell.
(d) Renita.

5. What did Davis's teacher ask her about in Part I that offended Fannie?
(a) The reason Bridgett needed to carry a purse.
(b) The reason Bridgett's father did not work.
(c) The reason Bridgett lived in a house like Broadstreet.
(d) The reason Bridgett had so many shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?

2. What was Davis's all-time favorite piece of clothing her mother purchased for her?

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

4. How did Davis's mother celebrate her fortieth birthday?

5. What was Davis's grandfather's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Fannie say about turning 40?

3. What sparked the Detroit riots in 1967?

4. How does Bridgett remember her mother Fannie treating herself during Bridgett's childhood?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Fannie react when Bridgett told her about what her teacher was interrogating her over in the Prologue?

10. Why did Rita write letters to God?

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