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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Papa invites Stella to go to what location with him?
(a) The real estate office.
(b) The voting registration office.
(c) The doctor's office.
(d) The bank.

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

4. Tony tells Stella that she should write about what subject?
(a) Her life.
(b) The Klan.
(c) Her father.
(d) South Carolina.

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

6. Stella tells Mama that she feels in what way when she sees her ideas typed upon the page?
(a) Mighty fine.
(b) Just great.
(c) Visible.
(d) Peachy keen.

7. Papa sends Stella to fetch Dr. Hawkins and to what other location?
(a) The library.
(b) To the mill.
(c) To the sheriff's office.
(d) The general store.

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

9. Mrs. Grayson tells a story about flying that had been passed down to her by whom?
(a) Her great-aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

10. Mr. Pineville tells the men assembled at the voting registration office that they do not deserve what?
(a) Voices.
(b) Rights.
(c) Lives.
(d) A say.

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

12. Papa tells Stella that he had tried to join the army in what year?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1914.

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

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

15. Saying the Pledge of Allegiance always makes Stella feel like she belongs to what?
(a) Something official.
(b) Something wonderful.
(c) Something important.
(d) Something big.

Short Answer Questions

1. When "nearly the entire Negro population of Bumblebee" (233) arrives at the polling location, how many of them aim to vote?

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

3. Mrs. Grayson announces that the winner she has chosen for first place will now receive what sum of money?

4. Tony gasps out to Stella that she should run to get which member of Tony's family?

5. How many minutes does it take the men to complete the test at the voting registration office?

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