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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) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. Within what area does Spoon Man travel all around plying his wares?
(a) The South.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) The Southwest.

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

4. How many times in her life has Stella seen an airplane in the sky?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb does Stella use to describe to Jojo what the Klan members are doing?

2. In what grade is Stella?

3. What type of candy does each child receive on their way out of Cathy's Candy Store?

4. What advice does Mrs. Grayson give to her students in relation to the Klan's reemergence in town?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Spoon Man?

3. What racial inequalities are depicted within the voter registration process in Spindale?

4. What happens to Billy when he moves to open his own blacksmith business?

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

6. What comment does Papa make about shame after the pastor's sermon?

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

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

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

10. How are Jojo and Stella related?

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