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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. Which family's house is set on fire by the Klan within the narrative?

2. Stella tells Tony that she might like to have what job one day?

3. Papa invites Stella to go to what location with him?

4. In Bumblebee, the polling location is in what building?

5. In order to register to vote, the men must pass a test about which element of American government?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of gratitude arise within the classroom conversation about the fire?

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

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

5. How does Stella feel about Papa's decision to try to register to vote?

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

7. Who goes to the sheriff's office in Bumblebee in order to vote?

8. What is Mama's main emotion in response to Papa's decision to vote in the election?

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

10. What surprising fact does Papa reveal to Stella about Tony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Draper’s inclusion of the dream motif within Stella by Starlight. With which of the novel’s major themes does the dream motif dovetail?

Essay Topic 2

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Stella by Starlight and what is Draper’s message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Draper’s messages about family bonds within Stella by Starlight.

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