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

2. On what road does the car travel when Stella and Jojo get to ride in an automobile for the first time?

3. Papa tells Stella that he had tried to join the army in what year?

4. How much do Papa and the other black men have to pay in order to register to vote?

5. In Bumblebee, the polling location is in what building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprising fact does Papa reveal to Stella about Tony?

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

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

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

5. What is the significance of Papa's mention of a "standing stone" (124)?

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

7. What skill is said to be a major element of Stella's schooling?

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

9. How does Stella feel about Papa's decision to try to register to vote?

10. What memories does Papa have of his grandmother Maudie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Draper’s focus on the theme of courage in Stella by Starlight. What message is Draper sending about the limits and power of courage?

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Draper’s novel Stella by Starlight. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What messages does Draper send about class and privilege and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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