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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 ran the Unity Church Davis's mother frequently attended?

2. What kind of car did Davis's mother buy for her in Chapter 7?

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

4. What book about dreams did Davis's sister Deborah give her?

5. Which singer did Davis's mother take her to see in Detroit when she was 13 years old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bridgett regret about the way her father's death played out?

2. What did Fannie give to both Rita and Bridgett when they were young that helped them as they grew up?

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

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

5. What information did Bridgett let slip one day that could have caused trouble for Fannie?

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

7. Why did Bridgett get in a fight with Peter Golightly?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was it not possible for Fannie Davis to buy the house on Broadstreet herself, since she had the cash to do it? How did she actually have to buy the house, and why did she have to do it this way? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How did the riots in Detroit in 1967 affect Bridgett's family, and what does Bridgett remember most clearly about that time in her young life? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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