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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. What drink did Davis's father sometimes share with her?

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

3. What was the FHA interest rate on home loans at the time Davis's mother bought their house?

4. When was Davis's mother's best decade as a Numbers runner?

5. Which aunt of Davis's helped her tell her mother's story in this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Fannie's father Ezra Drumwright do that showed foresight and intelligence?

2. Where did Fannie vacation in Chapter 4 and why was it memorable for her?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What sparked the Detroit riots in 1967?

9. What was the most sustained secret Bridgett carried with her throughout her life?

10. What were some of the causes Detroit's Black Numbers runners funded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Fannie react to the news that Michigan will begin running its own legal, state-run lottery? How does the legal lottery end up affecting Fannie's business? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Fannie help encourage others in her life and lift them up so they have hopes of achieving their own dreams and goals throughout her life? 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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