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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 invites Stella to go to what location with him?
(a) The real estate office.
(b) The doctor's office.
(c) The bank.
(d) The voting registration office.

2. Stella thinks to herself that she and Mama are lucky to have found what plant "so late in the season" (256)?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Parsley.
(d) Mint.

3. How many minutes does it take the men to complete the test at the voting registration office?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 43.
(d) 54.

4. On what night of the week does the Spencers' home burn down?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

5. Smitherman is waiting outside of the store and asks Stella what question?
(a) He asks what she is doing.
(b) He asks where she is going.
(c) He asks her name.
(d) He asks how old she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings clothing to the Mills family?

2. In Bumblebee, the polling location is in what building?

3. Tony tells Stella that she should write about what subject?

4. Which family's house is set on fire by the Klan within the narrative?

5. What had Papa done after being forced to quit school at a young age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memories does Papa have of his grandmother Maudie?

2. How does Stella feel about Papa's decision to try to register to vote?

3. From what source is the story Mrs. Grayson tells the class about flying?

4. What skill is said to be a major element of Stella's schooling?

5. The narrator states that Stella had been taught what lesson from a "very young" (245) age?

6. Whose pieces of writing does Mrs. Grayson choose to enter into the contest and what is each piece about?

7. What surprising fact does Papa reveal to Stella about Tony?

8. What object does Stella believe gives off a "rich" (208) smell that she has never smelled in Bumblebee before?

9. What is surprising about the choices Mrs. Grayson makes for the contest?

10. How do the themes of oppression and brutality appear within the scene outside the general store?

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