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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Florence's husband?

2. Who was the original owner of the home that became the Davis family home?

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

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

5. Which of the following was one of Davis's mother's main worries concerning her business?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Rita write letters to God?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the fact that Ezra Drumwright, Fannie's father, was a landowner affect Ezra's descendants all the way to Bridgett's generation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Bridgett refers to herself as "spoiled" late in the book? Do you agree with her assessment of herself? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Fannie's relationships with her various siblings - especially John and Florence - affect her path in life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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