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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What number did Davis's mother hit big on in Chapter 1?
(a) 963.
(b) 788.
(c) 97.
(d) 636.
2. How much did Davis's mother pay for the family home?
(a) $16,700.
(b) $80,000.
(c) $20,000.
(d) $12,345.
3. Which of the big numbers men did Davis's mother work with in Chapter 3?
(a) Mitzie Davis.
(b) Len Taylor.
(c) Nathan Berry.
(d) Ezra Pound.
4. What did Davis's mother call the slips of paper she wrote her clients' bets on?
(a) Tonies.
(b) Nibs.
(c) Receipts.
(d) Tickets.
5. What is Davis's mother's first name?
(a) Fannie.
(b) Lula.
(c) Florence.
(d) Rita.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which president was assassinated when Davis was a young child?
2. In which city did Davis grow up?
3. In what year did Davis's mother die?
4. Who did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?
5. What is the address listed on Davis's birth certificate?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Bridgett feel about her father John T. as a young child?
2. How does Bridgett remember her mother Fannie treating family and friends during Bridgett's childhood?
3. What were some of the causes Detroit's Black Numbers runners funded?
4. Why did Rita write letters to God?
5. What was the danger every time Fannie had to give a huge payout to someone who had had a hit?
6. Who provided Bridgett with a lot of valuable information about Fannie for her book after Fannie passes away?
7. What was the most sustained secret Bridgett carried with her throughout her life?
8. What were some of the superstitious things Fannie did to help keep her luck up in her business?
9. Why did Bridgett finally decide to write about her mother's life and business?
10. What did Fannie Davis have to say in response to the popular advice to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps?
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