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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writing depicted in the chapter entitled "Truth" displays what trait?
(a) Some of the words are crossed out.
(b) One corner is ripped.
(c) It appears to have been burned in one corner.
(d) It is written in cursive.

2. What grade does Stella earn on her essay?
(a) D.
(b) B.
(c) A.
(d) C.

3. Whose skin is likened to the color of sweet tea?
(a) Papa.
(b) Mama.
(c) Stella.
(d) Jojo.

4. Stella sneaks out at night sometimes in order to perform what action?
(a) To write.
(b) To pray.
(c) To sleep.
(d) To think.

5. How old is Stella?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

6. When the family goes out to alert the neighborhood about the Klan's resurgence, who is assigned the left side of the street?
(a) Jojo.
(b) Stella.
(c) Mama.
(d) Papa.

7. In Cathy's Candy Store, who makes racist comments in response to another character's comment about segregated schools?
(a) Kenneth.
(b) Stella.
(c) Paulette.
(d) Thelma.

8. What type of candy does each child receive on their way out of Cathy's Candy Store?
(a) A gumdrop.
(b) A gumball.
(c) A Hershey's Kiss.
(d) A circus peanut.

9. In what grade is Stella?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Third.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Seventh.

10. What type of material was used to create the Mills' kitchen table?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Pine.
(d) Elm.

11. What is the name of the Mills' dog?
(a) Fido.
(b) Knox.
(c) Dusty.
(d) Sporty.

12. What is Stella's favorite type of tree?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Willow.
(c) Oak.
(d) Hickory.

13. What kind of animal does Jojo see when he mistakenly believes that it has no head?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mule.
(d) A horse.

14. What verb does Stella use to describe to Jojo what the Klan members are doing?
(a) Plotting.
(b) Playing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Practicing.

15. In what location do Stella and Jojo see the Klan rally?
(a) At Kilkenny Pond.
(b) Near the church.
(c) In the town square.
(d) In their backyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mama compares Stella's coming maturity to the blossoming of what type of flora?

2. Who tells Stella that she would not be allowed in the place Stella wants to go in Spindale?

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

4. Stella helps Papa to set up a pallet in the barn for whose use?

5. When the family goes out to alert the neighborhood about the Klan's resurgence, who is assigned the right side of the street?

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