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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. In what location do Stella and Jojo see the Klan rally?
(a) Near the church.
(b) In the town square.
(c) At Kilkenny Pond.
(d) In their backyard.

2. Stella tells her mother that she would love to go to what location in Spindale?
(a) The museum.
(b) The library.
(c) The private school.
(d) The hospital.

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

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

5. At what location is the Christmas pageant always held in Stella's community?
(a) In the town square.
(b) At the community center.
(c) At the Mills' home.
(d) At New Hope Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Stella and Jojo's parents begin to argue, Stella heads outside for what activity?

2. Jojo tells his parents that he and Stella had hidden behind what object during the Klan rally?

3. Spoon Man makes a joke about what event that is happening at the time of the narrative?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tony's father do for a living and how does his position demonstrate the theme of inequality?

4. How are Jojo and Stella related?

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

6. Who is Spoon Man?

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

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

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

10. Discuss how the theme of courage is depicted within the first ten chapters of the novel.

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