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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 and Tony had walked to school together since they were in what grade?

2. In what location do the "black men of Bumblebee" (9) gather to discuss the resurgence of the Klan?

3. What food does Mama offer to Spoon Man on the morning of his departure?

4. Stella says that she has a feeling that the Klan like to make black people "feel" (15) what way?

5. What type of material was used to create the Mills' kitchen table?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the cross outside of New Hope Church echo the novel's depiction of beauty within imperfection?

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

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

8. How are Jojo and Stella related?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of Stella by Starlight that describe the close relationship between Stella’s sense of hope and her goal of becoming a journalist. What is Draper’s purpose for portraying the nature of this connection?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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