Stella by Starlight Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Sharon M. Draper
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Stella by Starlight Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Sharon M. Draper
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How many dollars does Dr. Packard give to Paulette outside of Cathy's Candy Store?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

5. Stella describes her brains as "dumplings in" (97) what type of soup?
(a) Goat head.
(b) Leftover.
(c) Tomato.
(d) Somebody else's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The writing depicted in the chapter entitled "Truth" displays what trait?

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

3. Tony is particularly skilled at what sport?

4. Bumblebee is said to be "tucked in the rocky bottom of" (4) which mountains?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Spoon Man?

2. Why are Jojo and Stella outside in the middle of the night in the novel's opening scene?

3. How are Jojo and Stella related?

4. To what location is Stella sent during the meeting that takes place in the Mills' home and why?

5. How does Pastor Patton invoke the idea of technology within his sermon?

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

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

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

9. What does Mama mean when she calls Stella "a gemstone hiding inside a rock" (100)?

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

(see the answer keys)

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