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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31: Riding in a Car - Chapter 40: Gifts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Spoon Man climbs down from his "wooden buckboard" (71), what does he toss to both Jojo and Stella?
(a) A piece of toffee.
(b) A circus peanut.
(c) A piece of molasses taffy.
(d) A coin.

2. What action does Papa take when he is angry?
(a) He taps his foot.
(b) He clenches his fists.
(c) He chops wood.
(d) He chews his lip.

3. Mrs. Grayson tells a story about flying that had been passed down to her by whom?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her great-aunt.
(d) Her mother.

4. What advice does Mrs. Grayson give to her students in relation to the Klan's reemergence in town?
(a) She tells them not to come to school for a week.
(b) She tells them to carry sticks.
(c) She tells them not to walk alone.
(d) She tells them to stay inside their homes.

5. During a scene in the Cathy's Candy Store, who confides in Stella that she thinks it is "kinda stupid" (38) that the white and black children attend different schools?
(a) Paulette.
(b) Thelma.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Barbara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Mama offer to Spoon Man on the morning of his departure?

2. When "nearly the entire Negro population of Bumblebee" (233) arrives at the polling location, how many of them aim to vote?

3. Stella thinks to herself that she and Mama are lucky to have found what plant "so late in the season" (256)?

4. Stella and the men take what stance before Mr. Pineville agrees to grade the men's test?

5. What had Papa done after being forced to quit school at a young age?

(see the answer key)

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