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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 sneaks out at night sometimes in order to perform what action?

2. Stella tells her mother that she would love to go to what location in Spindale?

3. What advice does Mrs. Grayson give to her students in relation to the Klan's reemergence in town?

4. Stella describes her brains as "dumplings in" (97) what type of soup?

5. In what state is Stella's hometown of Bumblebee located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide a description of Mama's temperament.

2. What does Tony's father do for a living and how does his position demonstrate the theme of inequality?

3. What realization does Stella make about Dr. Packard and what does she do about her realization?

4. What philosophy are the black people in Bumblebee said to hold because "it had always been" (5) so?

5. What object inside the Mills' home symbolizes the family's unity and love?

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

7. To what location is Stella sent during the meeting that takes place in the Mills' home and why?

8. What plan does Pastor Patton tell the congregation he will undertake the following morning?

9. What aspect of transformation does Stella observe and write about within her "Trees" essay?

10. What is unique about the Spencer family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Draper send within the pages of Stella by Starlight concerning the link between brutality and oppression?

Essay Topic 2

Could Stella by Starlight be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

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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