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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who agrees to let Stella and Jojo ride in her car?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Mary Lou.
(c) Marian.
(d) Louise.

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

5. Mr. Pineville tells the men assembled at the voting registration office that they do not deserve what?
(a) A say.
(b) Lives.
(c) Rights.
(d) Voices.

6. Who brings clothing to the Mills family?
(a) Paulette.
(b) Mrs. Spencer.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Mr. Spencer.

7. How many minutes does it take Mr. Pineville to grade the men's test at the voting registration office?
(a) 36.
(b) 24.
(c) 47.
(d) 12.

8. In Bumblebee, the polling location is in what building?
(a) City Hall.
(b) The courthouse.
(c) The sheriff's office.
(d) The post office.

9. Stella and the men take what vocal action before Mr. Pineville agrees to grade the men's test?
(a) They sing.
(b) They chant.
(c) They shout.
(d) They hum.

10. What preparation does Stella make for her journey with Papa?
(a) She puts on lipstick.
(b) She changes into a dress.
(c) She braids her hair extra tightly.
(d) She puts on shoes.

11. The test given only to the black men at the registration office asks them to name which United States official?
(a) The vice president.
(b) The secretary general.
(c) The attorney general.
(d) The surgeon general.

12. How much do Papa and the other black men have to pay in order to register to vote?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) Nothing.
(c) 2 dollars.
(d) 25 cents.

13. Mama tells Stella that elderberry is good for curing what ill?
(a) A fever.
(b) A virus.
(c) An infection.
(d) A rash.

14. Papa tells Stella that he had been forced to quit school at what age?
(a) 9.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

15. Papa sends Stella to fetch Dr. Hawkins and to what other location?
(a) To the mill.
(b) The general store.
(c) To the sheriff's office.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Hazel from the blaze set by the Klan?

2. On what road does the car travel when Stella and Jojo get to ride in an automobile for the first time?

3. When Stella and the men are leaving the voting registration office, who tells them to be "on the lookout for" (145) trouble?

4. On the day Mama stays home from church to nurse Jojo, how long has it been since she last missed a service?

5. Who convinces the reluctant member of the Mills family to come along on voting day?

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