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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 the men take what stance before Mr. Pineville agrees to grade the men's test?

2. What had Papa done after being forced to quit school at a young age?

3. What title does Stella bestow upon her own newspaper?

4. Papa sends Stella to fetch Dr. Hawkins and to what other location?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who goes to the sheriff's office in Bumblebee in order to vote?

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

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

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

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

9. What memories does Papa have of his grandmother Maudie?

10. What metaphor does Stella use to describe Papa in relation to his act of voting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Draper send about class and privilege and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the function of Paulette's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Draper in depicting Paulette and include in your discussion the reasons that Draper portrays Paulette in these particular ways.

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