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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 person from Stella's office takes her out for lunch?

2. What does Stella think of Kennedy dropping out of college?

3. Who stars in 'The Midnight Marauders'?

4. What does Kennedy ask Stella the morning after her last show at Stardust?

5. What does Kennedy want to do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jude bump into at the Stardust Theater?

2. How does Stella get an office job in New Orleans?

3. What does Stella give Early to sell?

4. Who is Franz?

5. Why does Stella go back to Mallard?

6. Who is Charity Harris?

7. What does Kennedy confess to Jude backstage?

8. What office job does Stella get in New Orleans?

9. What career path does Kennedy step into after acting?

10. Who does Jude introduce herself to on her last night working at the Stardust Theater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Stella and Blake. What is the nature of this relationship, and what makes it so complicated? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you examine the relationship between Stella and Desiree. What is the nature of this relationship before Stella leaves, and what is it like after? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine Jude's understanding of herself, particularly in relation to her familial history and racial identity. Does her perception of herself change throughout the novel? If so, how? Use evidence from the text for support.

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