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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 did Davis's mother ask to help her buy the house since she could not directly purchase it on her own?

2. When did the previous owner of Davis's mother buy the house that became their family home?

3. Where did Davis's father sometimes work in Detroit?

4. Who was known as Madame Queen in the 1930s in Detroit?

5. Where did Davis eventually buy the long-time family home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fannie react when Bridgett told her about what her teacher was interrogating her over in the Prologue?

2. What sparked the Detroit riots in 1967?

3. What is Bridgett's first fully formed memory?

4. When and why did John T., Bridett's father, move out of the family home?

5. In the Prologue, what did Bidgett's teacher take issue with her about?

6. How did Bridgett feel about her father John T. as a young child?

7. Why did authorities raid Detroit's Hotel Gotham?

8. Why did Bridgett's father have trouble finding steady work?

9. What did Fannie do with her own first big payout from a hit in Chapter 1?

10. What did Fannie say about turning 40?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Bridgett refers to herself as "spoiled" late in the book? Do you agree with her assessment of herself? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How would you explain the relationship between luck and risk as Fannie Davis seems to see it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Fannie deliberately push the issue of Bridgett having so many shoes and luxurious things with Bridgett's teacher, even though she knows that doing so might put her business and livelihood at risk? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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