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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 did Davis let an important detail about her mother's business slip out of her mouth in front of?
(a) Miss Bernice.
(b) Miss Jennie.
(c) Miss Hattie.
(d) Miss Lula.

2. Which movie based on Billie Holiday's life did Davis love in Chapter 6?
(a) Lady Sings the Blues.
(b) Soul Love.
(c) Love Supreme.
(d) Angel of Harlem.

3. Who is Lisa's mother?
(a) Aunt Minnie.
(b) Aunt Florence.
(c) Aunt Gladys.
(d) Aunt Jennie.

4. What did Jewell think a hunch on a number is?
(a) A reason to do the opposite of what you think you should do.
(b) A sign from God.
(c) A spirit talking to you.
(d) Just a hunch.

5. Which writer was known as America's sleeping clairvoyant?
(a) Edgar Cayce.
(b) Rola Ronana.
(c) Roger Stebbins.
(d) Jemina Wolston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sister of Davis's did Davis live at Broadstreet with for a time?

2. Who did Davis's mother give modest diamond rings to?

3. When did Michigan's Lottery institute the new game called The Daily?

4. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?

5. How much of a loan did Davis take in Chapter 9 to pay for part of her tuition?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bridgett feel about her stepfather?

2. Why is Bridgett so impressed with how her principal, Percy Porter, handled the situation between her and Peter Golightly?

3. Why did dreams carry such weight in the Davis household?

4. What impressed Bridgett about the way Fannie conducted herself when someone treated her unfairly because of her race?

5. How did the legal Michigan lottery affect Fannie's Numbers business when the lottery first started up?

6. What comment did Bridgett's English professor at Spelman make that Bridgett found crass and clueless?

7. How did Fannie manage to avoid all the raids on Numbers runners?

8. Why did Bridgett never get to deliver her graduation pictures to her father?

9. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

10. Where and why did Fannie go to get Anthony in Chapter 6 with a gun in her purse?

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