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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. What beverage does Mama offer to Spoon Man on the morning of his departure?
(a) Tea.
(b) Milk.
(c) Orange juice.
(d) Coffee.
2. Stella sneaks out at night sometimes in order to perform what action?
(a) To pray.
(b) To think.
(c) To write.
(d) To sleep.
3. What kind of animal belongs to Spoon Man?
(a) A mule.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A mare.
4. What is Stella's response when she is told that she cannot visit the place she would like to go in Spindale?
(a) She says that she does not believe it.
(b) She says that she knows and that she does not care.
(c) She says that she is going to go anyway.
(d) She says that she knows and that it is not fair.
5. What is the name of the Mills' dog?
(a) Dusty.
(b) Knox.
(c) Sporty.
(d) Fido.
Short Answer Questions
1. Jojo tells his parents that he and Stella had hidden behind what object during the Klan rally?
2. In what location do the "black men of Bumblebee" (9) gather to discuss the resurgence of the Klan?
3. The narrator says that it takes how long for all of the "black men of Bumblebee" (9) to gather?
4. Stella describes her brains as "dumplings in" (97) what type of soup?
5. When the family goes out to alert the neighborhood about the Klan's resurgence, who is assigned the right side of the street?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Stella's real name and for what reason does Stella adore her nickname?
2. What aspect of transformation does Stella observe and write about within her "Trees" essay?
3. What racial inequalities are depicted within the voter registration process in Spindale?
4. What role does religion play within Stella's community?
5. What does Tony's father do for a living and how does his position demonstrate the theme of inequality?
6. What does Mama mean when she calls Stella "a gemstone hiding inside a rock" (100)?
7. How are Jojo and Stella related?
8. What object inside the Mills' home symbolizes the family's unity and love?
9. What is unique about the Spencer family?
10. Who is Spoon Man?
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