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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 kind of surgery does Reese have?

2. What does Kennedy tell Jude about Stella?

3. Who does Jude run into at the Stardust Theater?

4. What does Loretta tell Stella on Christmas day?

5. What does Stella want to tell Desiree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jude accidentally reveal to Kennedy at the cast party?

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

3. Why do the Walkers leave an affluent L.A. neighborhood?

4. Who comes to Kennedy's play in New York?

5. What neighborhood woman does Stella befriend in L.A.?

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

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

8. Who does Jude feel whenever Barry insults Kennedy?

9. What does Kennedy confess to Jude backstage?

10. What job does Stella get at Santa Monica College?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Stella's decision to live a lie. In what ways does this lie affect Stella negatively? In what ways does it have a negative affect on her relationships? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

Since the time she leaves her sister in New Orleans, Stella spends the rest of her life living under the pretense that she is white. She marries a white man, lives in wealthy white neighborhoods, and is vocal about her contempt for Black people. In this essay, you will examine what it means to perform whiteness; in Stella's eyes, what does being white entail, and in what ways does she embody or project whiteness? Use evidence from the text for support.

Essay Topic 3

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

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