View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose piece of writing is NOT chosen by Mrs. Grayson to be sent in for the contest sponsored by the Carolina Times?
(a) Helen.
(b) Carolyn.
(c) Stella.
(d) Claudia.

2. Papa tells Stella that he had been forced to quit school at what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

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

4. Tony tells Stella that she should write about what subject?
(a) Her father.
(b) The Klan.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Her life.

5. How old was Papa when he tried to join the army?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes does it take the men to complete the test at the voting registration office?

2. Who demands to be given a receipt for the men's voting registration fee?

3. Mama's advice to Stella involves the maxim that stones do not take what action?

4. In what language does the name of the protagonist in the flying story mean "born to royalty" (220)?

5. Stella thinks to herself that she and Mama are lucky to have found what plant "so late in the season" (256)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Papa's mention of a "standing stone" (124)?

3. What is Mama's main emotion in response to Papa's decision to vote in the election?

4. About what topic is the poem Papa recites for Stella?

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

6. What metaphor does Stella use to describe Papa in relation to his act of voting?

7. In what way is the theme of altruism present in the community's response to the fire?

8. What reason does Papa give Stella for his decision to try to register to vote?

9. How is irony present within the scene at the voter registration office?

10. What skill does Stella put into practice on demand in the voter registration office?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 792 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample