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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 is Stella's response when she is told that she cannot visit the place she would like to go in Spindale?

2. During a scene in the Cathy's Candy Store, who confides in Stella that she thinks it is "kinda stupid" (38) that the white and black children attend different schools?

3. Stella helps Papa to set up a pallet in the barn for whose use?

4. At what location is the Christmas pageant always held in Stella's community?

5. How old is Stella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Spoon Man?

2. Discuss how the theme of courage is depicted within the first ten chapters of the novel.

3. How does the cross outside of New Hope Church echo the novel's depiction of beauty within imperfection?

4. What philosophy are the black people in Bumblebee said to hold because "it had always been" (5) so?

5. How does Pastor Patton invoke the idea of technology within his sermon?

6. What comment does Papa make about shame after the pastor's sermon?

7. What is unique about the Spencer family?

8. Provide a description of Mama's temperament.

9. What aspect of transformation does Stella observe and write about within her "Trees" essay?

10. What plan does Pastor Patton tell the congregation he will undertake the following morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What message does Draper send within the pages of Stella by Starlight concerning the link between brutality and oppression?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of curiosity within the novel Stella by Starlight. What is Draper’s message regarding curiosity and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Draper’s messages about family bonds within Stella by Starlight.

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