View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Anthony's son and Fannie's first grandson named?

2. Which publication ran pictures of Davis's party in Chapter 7?

3. What did Davis's mother do for her for her tenth birthday?

4. What kind of car did Davis's mother buy for her in Chapter 7?

5. Which of the following was an advantage Davis's mother could offer her Numbers clients over the state lottery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Bridgett feel about her stepfather?

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

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

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

9. How did Fannie manage to avoid all the raids on Numbers runners?

10. What tradition did Fannie often have involving candles?

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

Why does Fannie tell Bridgett that Bridgett was "born lucky," even though Bridgett was two months premature and quite sickly at birth? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Bridgett feel about moving from the house on Broadstreet to the one on Seven Mile Road? How does her life change after the move? Write an essay explaining your answers.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 657 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample