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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's father's funeral procession depart from?

2. Who did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?

3. Who was one of Davis's favorite musical groups when she was 10?

4. Where did Davis go to college?

5. Where did Davis's mother send her a postcard from while on vacation with Burt in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are "fancy" numbers?

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

4. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Bridgett feel about her stepfather?

10. How did the legal Michigan lottery affect Fannie's Numbers business when the lottery first started up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Fannie's Numbers business, and others like it in the Black communities of Detroit, help to benefit those same communities in ways that the Michigan lottery did not, according to Bridgett? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Bridgett's parents' divorce affect her relationship with both her mother and her father? 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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