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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. How many minutes does it take Mr. Pineville to grade the men's test at the voting registration office?
(a) 36.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 47.

2. Stella compares Papa's vote to what object?
(a) A pebble.
(b) A medal.
(c) A tear drop.
(d) A snowball.

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

4. Hazel asks Stella to show her how to draw what object?
(a) A dog.
(b) A tree.
(c) A hole.
(d) A house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Saying the Pledge of Allegiance always makes Stella feel like she belongs to what?

2. Mr. Pineville at first tells the man to come back in what amount of time for their test results?

3. Smitherman is waiting outside of the store and asks Stella what question?

4. On the day Mama stays home from church to nurse Jojo, how long has it been since she last missed a service?

5. How much do the white men pay to register to vote as Stella watches?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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