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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 did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?

2. What single color did Davis's mother redecorate the living room in the house at Seven Mile in?

3. Which movie based on Billie Holiday's life did Davis love in Chapter 6?

4. What was the first Broadway musical Davis ever sees?

5. What did Jewell think a hunch on a number is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bridgett's family members reassure her of after her father's death?

2. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

3. Which college did Bridgett attend and how did she pay for it?

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

5. What did Fannie do when Bridgett made a special box for all her Numbers papers and odds and ends?

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

7. As she grew, why did Bridgett choose to largely ignore the family business where some of her other siblings helped with it?

8. Why did Fannie have a fight with Renita's brother?

9. What number did Detroiters habitually play back in the 1930s?

10. What investment did Fannie make in Bridgett's endeavor that did not turn out well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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