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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's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?
(a) Tonies.
(b) Receipts.
(c) Nibs.
(d) Tickets.

2. What drug did some of Davis's older siblings experiment with?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Methamphetamines.
(d) Ketamine.

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

4. What interest rate did the seller charge Davis's mother to buy the family home?
(a) 18%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 20%.

5. Who did Deborah go to hear speak at Temple Number One on Linwood Avenue?
(a) Muhammad Ali.
(b) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Malcolm X.
(d) George Foreman.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Davis's mother stop working for someone else and start doing Numbers for herself?

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

3. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?

4. What did customers who got hits on their numbers receive from Davis's mother?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Bridgett finally decide to write about her mother's life and business?

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

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

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

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

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