Stella by Starlight Chapters 46-50

Why was Paulette Packard at the pond? What was her plan?

• She wanted to take a midnight swim

• She was trying to catch fish for dinner

• She wanted to get sick so her father would pay attention to her

• She was looking for Stella

It is ironic that Stella saved Paulette because...

• Stella does not like Paulette

• Dr. Packard would not save Stella's mom

• Dr. Packard did save Stella's mom

• Stella does not know how to swim

Paulette's family goes along with her father's KKK activities because __________.

• They support his hatred of black people.

• They have no choice.

• They like the money and power that come from him.

• They don't know about his real activities.

There really is no one to tell about Dr. Packard because every one already ___________.

How does Stella's work in the kitchen show her growth as a character?

• She went from being a bad cook to a good one

• She is maturing and growing up.

• She has not grown as a character.

Who are the roosters in this metaphor: “Soon all the roosters on the lane, who think they have more power than they really do, will decide it is time to wake everybody up. They don’t know the sun will come up anyway.”

• Stella's family

• The white racists and KKK members

• Spoon Man

• The black children of Bumblebee

In Stella’s last article in the “Stella’s Star Sentinel,” she writes, “Roosters never look beyond the fence. I doubt if they ever think about flying. But I do.” What might be “beyond the fence” for Stella? Where might she “fly?”