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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 kind of food does Mr. O'Brian give to Stella for free?
(a) A cookie.
(b) A piece of sugar cane.
(c) A piece of gum.
(d) A piece of cake.

2. Which family's house is set on fire by the Klan within the narrative?
(a) Mr. Pineville.
(b) Pastor Patton.
(c) The Mills.
(d) The Spencers.

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

4. The protagonist in Mrs. Grayson's story goes by what name?
(a) Electra.
(b) Xanadu.
(c) Zalika.
(d) Ono.

5. In a storytelling lesson, Mrs. Grayson tells the children that what objects are part of their heritage?
(a) Drums.
(b) Quilts.
(c) Diaries.
(d) Mosaics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Papa invites Stella to go to what location with him?

2. What word does Mr. Pineville use while speaking to Papa that makes Papa angry?

3. How old is Tony?

4. Stella tells Tony that she might like to have what job one day?

5. How much do Papa and the other black men have to pay in order to register to vote?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the theme of gratitude arise within the classroom conversation about the fire?

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

8. Who goes to the sheriff's office in order to lend support to the voters?

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

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

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