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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Mama feel in response to Papa's decision to vote?
(a) Elation.
(b) Pride.
(c) Anger.
(d) Apprehension.

2. What title does Stella bestow upon her own newspaper?
(a) Stella's Tribune.
(b) Stella's Gazette.
(c) Stella's Star Sentinel.
(d) Stella's Herald.

3. Mama tells Stella that elderberry is good for curing what ill?
(a) A rash.
(b) A virus.
(c) An infection.
(d) A fever.

4. Every other Saturday, Stella must complete which hated chore?
(a) Cleaning the chicken coop.
(b) Polishing the silverware.
(c) Washing the dog.
(d) Sweeping the floors.

5. On the day Mama stays home from church to nurse Jojo, how long has it been since she last missed a service?
(a) Decades.
(b) Years.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Months.

6. Stella's newspaper reports that which member of Tony's family had found Tony bleeding behind the general store?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His brother.

7. Mama's advice to Stella involves the maxim that stones do not take what action?
(a) Feel emotions.
(b) Roll.
(c) Crumble.
(d) Cry.

8. Stella tells Tony that she might like to have what job one day?
(a) Newspaper reporter.
(b) Fashion designer.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Real estate agent.

9. Hazel asks Stella to show her how to draw what object?
(a) A house.
(b) A dog.
(c) A hole.
(d) A tree.

10. Who saves Hazel from the blaze set by the Klan?
(a) Stella.
(b) Jojo.
(c) Paulette.
(d) Papa.

11. In what language does the name of the protagonist in the flying story mean "born to royalty" (220)?
(a) Swahili.
(b) Mandarin.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Igbo.

12. What had Papa done after being forced to quit school at a young age?
(a) Taken care of his ill mother.
(b) Worked in the fields.
(c) Run away to Chicago.
(d) Stayed home to raise his siblings.

13. The test given only to the black men at the registration office asks them to name which United States official?
(a) The attorney general.
(b) The vice president.
(c) The surgeon general.
(d) The secretary general.

14. What preparation does Stella make for her journey with Papa?
(a) She puts on shoes.
(b) She puts on lipstick.
(c) She changes into a dress.
(d) She braids her hair extra tightly.

15. Who brings clothing to the Mills family?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Mr. Spencer.
(c) Mrs. Spencer.
(d) Paulette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose piece of writing is NOT chosen by Mrs. Grayson to be sent in for the contest sponsored by the Carolina Times?

2. How much do the white men pay to register to vote as Stella watches?

3. In order to register to vote, the men must pass a test about which element of American government?

4. How old is Herbert, one of the many boys in the Spencer family?

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

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