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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. Where did Davis move with her mother after her mother remarried?

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

3. Which sister of Davis's wrote notes to God?

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

5. In which city did Davis grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What did Fannie do with her own first big payout from a hit in Chapter 1?

10. Why did Rita write letters to God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Fannie deliberately push the issue of Bridgett having so many shoes and luxurious things with Bridgett's teacher, even though she knows that doing so might put her business and livelihood at risk? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some aspects of Bridgett's father's and mother's final illnesses that Bridgett has regrets about? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

How does Bridgett feel when she finds her sister Rita's letters to God? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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