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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 sends Stella to fetch Dr. Hawkins and to what other location?
(a) To the sheriff's office.
(b) The general store.
(c) To the mill.
(d) The library.

2. Stella and the men take what vocal action before Mr. Pineville agrees to grade the men's test?
(a) They shout.
(b) They sing.
(c) They chant.
(d) They hum.

3. Which member of the Mills family at first does NOT want to walk to the site of voting on voting day?
(a) Stella.
(b) Mama.
(c) Jojo.
(d) Roscoe.

4. Mr. Pineville at first tells the man to come back in what amount of time for their test results?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 month.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what night of the week does the Spencers' home burn down?

2. What preparation does Stella make for her journey with Papa?

3. Who convinces the reluctant member of the Mills family to come along on voting day?

4. How many minutes does it take Mr. Pineville to grade the men's test at the voting registration office?

5. Helen is particularly sad about which of her belongings being destroyed in the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Papa no longer have any of the writing he had created as a boy?

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

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

4. How does Stella characterize the type of writing she enjoys creating?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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