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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Stella get at Santa Monica College?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Professor.

2. What is the one thing Kennedy is good at?
(a) Acting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Guitar.

3. Who does Kennedy play with on Christmas day?
(a) Sally.
(b) Claire.
(c) Becky.
(d) Cindy.

4. Who does Jude tell Stella her mother is when she first meets her?
(a) Mae.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Desiree.
(d) Farrah.

5. Who grows concerned about Jude's obsession with Kennedy?
(a) Desiree.
(b) Reese.
(c) Early.
(d) Stella.

6. What does Kennedy tell her mother about college?
(a) She loves it.
(b) It is not for everyone.
(c) She is good at it.
(d) She will go back someday.

7. What is Maison Blanche?
(a) A company in New Orleans.
(b) A diner in NYC.
(c) A bar in Seattle.
(d) A bank in Nashville.

8. Why does Stella slap Kennedy on Christmas day?
(a) She hit another girl.
(b) She pushed a boy.
(c) She stole from another girl.
(d) She called another girl a bad word.

9. What happens to Mallard by 1981?
(a) It burns down.
(b) It gets put on maps.
(c) It grows bigger.
(d) It no longer exists.

10. What person from Stella's office takes her out for lunch?
(a) Mr. Kane.
(b) Mr. Snow.
(c) Mr. Sanders.
(d) Mr. Smith.

11. Why do the Walkers leave Palace Estates?
(a) They do not like it there.
(b) They feel unsafe.
(c) They do not like California.
(d) They want to live in Hawaii.

12. How does Stella get an office job in New Orleans?
(a) She pretends to be white.
(b) She does not get an office job.
(c) She bribes the employer.
(d) She applies as a Black girl.

13. Why does Stella refuse to believe Jude is Desiree's daughter?
(a) Because she is dark-skinned.
(b) Because she is tall.
(c) Because she is shy.
(d) Because she is in L.A.

14. Who insults Jude on her last night at Stardust?
(a) Sam.
(b) Stella.
(c) Barry.
(d) Kennedy.

15. What does Loretta tell Stella on Christmas day?
(a) To leave the neighborhood.
(b) To stay away from her.
(c) To come inside.
(d) That she knows her secret.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stella study at college?

2. Who comes to Kennedy's show in New York?

3. Who does Early find on Adele's porch one day?

4. Why does Stella like being with Blake?

5. What does Peg tell Stella she should think about?

(see the answer keys)

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