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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 does scholar Felicia George say the word luck originated as?
(a) A prayer.
(b) A blessing.
(c) A curse.
(d) A gambling term.

2. Who did Davis's mother give modest diamond rings to?
(a) Rita and Diane.
(b) Rita.
(c) Deborah and Rita.
(d) Herself and Rita.

3. What did Davis's mother do after the big FBI raid on the Numbers runners in Chapter 6?
(a) Had a separate phone line installed for the business.
(b) Bought a gun.
(c) Hired more people to work for her.
(d) Changed her name.

4. Which movie based on Billie Holiday's life did Davis love in Chapter 6?
(a) Soul Love.
(b) Lady Sings the Blues.
(c) Love Supreme.
(d) Angel of Harlem.

5. Who did Davis's mother believe was authentically psychic?
(a) Those born with the veil, or born with part of the birth sac covering their faces.
(b) Those who were twins.
(c) Those who had already had visions.
(d) Those who had almost died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Detroit's first Black mayor?

3. How was Davis's name originally spelled?

4. Which of the following was one of Davis's favorite movies in Chapter 6?

5. What did Davis tell her graduate school classmates is her favorite book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Bridgett so impressed with how her principal, Percy Porter, handled the situation between her and Peter Golightly?

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

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

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

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

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