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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. When Stella and the men are leaving the voting registration office, who tells them to be "on the lookout for" (145) trouble?

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

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

4. Mr. Pineville tells the men assembled at the voting registration office that they do not deserve what?

5. On what night of the week does the Spencers' home burn down?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Papa no longer have any of the writing he had created as a boy?

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

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

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

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

6. How is irony present within the scene at the voter registration office?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Draper’s message within the novel Stella by Starlight regarding the idea that mobilization of a community is necessary in order to create change.

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of racially-motivated violence treated within Stella by Starlight and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 3

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

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