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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Stella writes that she likes the idea that "dust becomes" (118) what?

2. What beverage does Mama offer to Spoon Man on the morning of his departure?

3. Jojo tells his parents that he and Stella had hidden behind what object during the Klan rally?

4. Spoon Man's longest tale involves what two types of birds?

5. Which character does Stella identify as having attended the Klan rally?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of the novel's opening?

2. What happens to Billy when he moves to open his own blacksmith business?

3. What comment does Papa make about shame after the pastor's sermon?

4. What sight alerts Stella to the identity of the one of the Klansmen at the rally?

5. What is Stella's real name and for what reason does Stella adore her nickname?

6. Provide a description of Mama's temperament.

7. What role does religion play within Stella's community?

8. How does Pastor Patton invoke the idea of technology within his sermon?

9. What racial inequalities are depicted within the voter registration process in Spindale?

10. What aspect of the Klan's reemergence most alarms Papa and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sensory details are used frequently by Draper in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of Stella by Starlight. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Draper’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Stella by Starlight and analyze Draper’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of curiosity within the novel Stella by Starlight. What is Draper’s message regarding curiosity and how do you know?

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