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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. What emotion does Mama feel in response to Papa's decision to vote?
2. What is Tony's favorite season?
3. How much do the white men pay to register to vote as Stella watches?
4. On what road does the car travel when Stella and Jojo get to ride in an automobile for the first time?
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. What reason does Papa give Stella for his decision to try to register to vote?
2. Whose pieces of writing does Mrs. Grayson choose to enter into the contest and what is each piece about?
3. In what way is the theme of altruism present in the community's response to the fire?
4. What metaphor does Stella use to describe Papa in relation to his act of voting?
5. The narrator states that Stella had been taught what lesson from a "very young" (245) age?
6. How does Stella feel about Papa's decision to try to register to vote?
7. About what topic is the poem Papa recites for Stella?
8. In what ways do the men at the voter registration office belittle Papa?
9. Who goes to the sheriff's office in Bumblebee in order to vote?
10. How does the theme of gratitude arise within the classroom conversation about the fire?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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