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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. Papa tells Stella that she is smart enough to be involved in one of which two professions?

2. Who demands to be given a receipt for the men's voting registration fee?

3. On what night of the week does the Spencers' home burn down?

4. For what reason was Papa rejected from the army?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who goes to the sheriff's office in order to lend support to the voters?

2. In what ways do the men at the voter registration office belittle Papa?

3. How does the theme of gratitude arise within the classroom conversation about the fire?

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

5. What is Mama's main emotion in response to Papa's decision to vote in the election?

6. For what reason does Papa no longer have any of the writing he had created as a boy?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of racially-motivated violence treated within Stella by Starlight and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Draper’s inclusion of the dream motif within Stella by Starlight. With which of the novel’s major themes does the dream motif dovetail?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why Draper instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Stella by Starlight.

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