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

2. What does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?

3. What high school did Davis attend?

4. What were specific formulas for supposedly finding lucky numbers called?

5. Which reverend did Davis's mother think was a con man?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 does Bridgett's parents' divorce affect her relationship with both her mother and her father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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