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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Smitherman is waiting outside of the store and asks Stella what question?
(a) He asks her name.
(b) He asks where she is going.
(c) He asks what she is doing.
(d) He asks how old she is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Mama feel in response to Papa's decision to vote?

2. Mr. Pineville at first tells the man to come back in what amount of time for their test results?

3. How old was Papa when he tried to join the army?

4. Who demands to be given a receipt for the men's voting registration fee?

5. What title does Stella bestow upon her own newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mama's main emotion in response to Papa's decision to vote in the election?

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

4. About what topic is the poem Papa recites for Stella?

5. What skill does Stella put into practice on demand in the voter registration office?

6. The narrator states that Stella had been taught what lesson from a "very young" (245) age?

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

8. From what source is the story Mrs. Grayson tells the class about flying?

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

10. In what ways do the men at the voter registration office belittle Papa?

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