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

2. Stella compares Papa's vote to what object?

3. Smitherman is waiting outside of the store and asks Stella what question?

4. What preparation does Stella make for her journey with Papa?

5. How many minutes does it take Mr. Pineville to grade the men's test at the voting registration office?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is surprising about the choices Mrs. Grayson makes for the contest?

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

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

6. Whose pieces of writing does Mrs. Grayson choose to enter into the contest and what is each piece about?

7. What object does Stella believe gives off a "rich" (208) smell that she has never smelled in Bumblebee before?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look carefully at the passages of Stella by Starlight that describe the close relationship between Stella’s sense of hope and her goal of becoming a journalist. What is Draper’s purpose for portraying the nature of this connection?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Stella by Starlight and one of the novel's main messages. How does Draper make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Stella by Starlight while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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