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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. When did the first dream book appear?

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

3. Where did Davis work at a job as a teenager?

4. How much did the dress Davis bought in New York City in Chapter 9 cost?

5. What health problem did Davis's mother suffer from in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 was the relationship between the auto industry in Detroit and The Numbers? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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