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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. Which company did Davis's mother invest in in the early 1980s?

2. Which of the following did Davis's mother often use in rituals to find numbers to play?

3. Who really bought Anthony's fiance's engagement ring?

4. Which two street gangs did Davis remember in Detroit in the 1980s?

5. Where did Davis obtain her birth control as a teenager?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

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

4. Why was Pearl Massey's friendship so vital to Fannie?

5. What are "fancy" numbers?

6. Why does Bridgett think her father did not attend her sixteenth birthday party?

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

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

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

10. How did Fannie feel about the connection some people made between Numbers and God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did the Gotham Hotel mean to the Numbers business in Detroit, and how did the Numbers business change after the raid on the Gotham? 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

What role do secrets and secret-keeping play in Bridgett's childhood and early adult life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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