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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. Who convinces the reluctant member of the Mills family to come along on voting day?
(a) Stella.
(b) Papa.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Roscoe.

2. What is Tony's favorite season?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. What is Papa's reply when Stella asks him how he had continued to learn despite being out of school?
(a) His father had provided him with books.
(b) His teacher had provided him with books.
(c) His mother had provided him with books.
(d) His boss had provided him with books.

4. On the day Mama stays home from church to nurse Jojo, how long has it been since she last missed a service?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Decades.
(c) Years.
(d) Months.

5. Who punches Tony in the stomach when Tony stands up for Stella?
(a) Mr. Pineville.
(b) Dr. Packard.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Mr. Smitherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a storytelling lesson, Mrs. Grayson tells the children that what objects are part of their heritage?

2. Mama says that Stella and Paulette have the same amount of what?

3. Smitherman is waiting outside of the store and asks Stella what question?

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

5. Stella tells Mama that she feels in what way when she sees her ideas typed upon the page?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who goes to the sheriff's office in order to lend support to the voters?

2. For what reason does Papa no longer have any of the writing he had created as a boy?

3. Whose pieces of writing does Mrs. Grayson choose to enter into the contest and what is each piece about?

4. What skill does Stella put into practice on demand in the voter registration office?

5. How does Stella characterize the type of writing she enjoys creating?

6. How is irony present within the scene at the voter registration office?

7. What metaphor does Stella use to describe Papa in relation to his act of voting?

8. What is surprising about the choices Mrs. Grayson makes for the contest?

9. What is the significance of Papa's mention of a "standing stone" (124)?

10. In what way is the theme of altruism present in the community's response to the fire?

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