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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. Papa declares that it is his job to take what action?
(a) To keep his family safe.
(b) To help his parents relocate.
(c) To preserve his dignity.
(d) To make his family happy.

2. Stella writes that she likes the idea that "dust becomes" (118) what?
(a) Stars.
(b) Water.
(c) Air.
(d) Words.

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

4. The animal Jojo mistakenly believes to be headless has what color body?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

5. How many dollars does Dr. Packard give to Paulette outside of Cathy's Candy Store?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times in her life has Stella seen an airplane in the sky?

2. Whose skin is likened to the color of sweet tea?

3. Which character does Stella identify as having attended the Klan rally?

4. In Cathy's Candy Store, who makes racist comments in response to another character's comment about segregated schools?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What philosophy are the black people in Bumblebee said to hold because "it had always been" (5) so?

2. What aspect of the Klan's reemergence most alarms Papa and why?

3. Provide a description of Mama's temperament.

4. What realization does Stella make about Dr. Packard and what does she do about her realization?

5. What is the setting of the novel's opening?

6. How are Jojo and Stella related?

7. What object inside the Mills' home symbolizes the family's unity and love?

8. What is Stella's real name and for what reason does Stella adore her nickname?

9. What aspect of transformation does Stella observe and write about within her "Trees" essay?

10. What sight alerts Stella to the identity of the one of the Klansmen at the rally?

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