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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41: Old Books and New Stories - Chapter 50: Thinking About Flying .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minutes does it take the men to complete the test at the voting registration office?
(a) 43.
(b) 54.
(c) 12.
(d) 24.

2. What beverage does Mama offer to Spoon Man on the morning of his departure?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Orange juice.

3. The protagonist in Mrs. Grayson's story goes by what name?
(a) Ono.
(b) Zalika.
(c) Electra.
(d) Xanadu.

4. Papa tells Stella that she is smart enough to be involved in one of which two professions?
(a) Medicine or education.
(b) Business or medicine.
(c) Education or agriculture.
(d) Business or art.

5. Papa tells Stella that he had tried to join the army in what year?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1911.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that it takes how long for all of the "black men of Bumblebee" (9) to gather?

2. Every other Saturday, Stella must complete which hated chore?

3. What is Spoon Man's real name?

4. Tony tells Stella that she should write about what subject?

5. When Spoon Man climbs down from his "wooden buckboard" (71), what does he toss to both Jojo and Stella?

(see the answer key)

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