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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. What did Davis cling to that her mother had bought her at Tiger Stadium?
(a) A stuffed tiger.
(b) A fish in a tank.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A soft sweatshirt.

2. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?
(a) Wallace Colvin.
(b) Marshall Headly.
(c) Marston James.
(d) Langston Finbone.

3. Which of the following was one of Davis's mother's main worries concerning her business?
(a) She would have to give it up when she got a divorce.
(b) A big payout would wipe out the business.
(c) She would lose it when the stock market crashed.
(d) She would have it taken away from her by the original owner.

4. Who is Florence's husband?
(a) Randy.
(b) James.
(c) Gene.
(d) Michael.

5. Where did Davis's mother stay on her trip to Florida in Chapter 4?
(a) The Fountainbleau Hotel.
(b) The Goldfinger.
(c) The Highwire.
(d) The Intercontinental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Davis's new school in which she started fourth grade?

2. Which newspaper expressed disdain for Numbers players as early as 1903?

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

4. What interest rate did the seller charge Davis's mother to buy the family home?

5. What drug did some of Davis's older siblings experiment with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Bridgett's father have trouble finding steady work?

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

4. When did Black individuals become more welcomed into Detroit's Hotel Gotham?

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

6. Why did Rita write letters to God?

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

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

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

10. Why did authorities raid Detroit's Hotel Gotham?

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