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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. Who agrees to let Stella and Jojo ride in her car?

2. In a storytelling lesson, Mrs. Grayson tells the children that what objects are part of their heritage?

3. Papa tells Stella that he had tried to join the army in what year?

4. Helen is particularly sad about which of her belongings being destroyed in the fire?

5. The protagonist in Mrs. Grayson's story goes by what name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What object does Stella believe gives off a "rich" (208) smell that she has never smelled in Bumblebee before?

4. How do the themes of oppression and brutality appear within the scene outside the general store?

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

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

7. In what way is the theme of altruism present in the community's response to the fire?

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

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

10. What is surprising about the choices Mrs. Grayson makes for the contest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What is Draper’s purpose for including examples of Stella’s actual writing within the narrative of Stella by Starlight?

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