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Stella by Starlight Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Stella's family live?

a)

Bumblebee, NC

b)

Bumblebee, SC

c)

Hornets Nest, NC

d)

Beedlebum, NC

2.

What is the name of the only black doctor for hundreds of miles around?

a)

Dr. Stella

b)

Dr. Hawkings

c)

Dr. Geo

d)

Dr. Daniel

3.

Who is Spoon man?

a)

He sells spoons at the hardware store

b)

He is a traveling salesman who goes from town to town and also shares great gossip

c)

He is a homeless man and begs for food

d)

He is the mayor of Bumblebee

4.

What is Stella finally able to do after she spoke with her mother?

a)

Write down her thoughts in her notebook

b)

Confess to Tony how she feels

c)

Tell her teacher Mrs. Grayson off

d)

See the KKK again

5.

Why did Stella miss a day of school with her dad?

a)

Her dad needed her to do chores around the house.

b)

Her dad needed her to go with him to the library.

c)

Her dad needed her as a standing stone (his support) as he went to register to vote.

d)

Her dad needed her to help feed the cows and chickens.

6.

What did the clerk at the Voter Registration Office say to the Black men (and Stella)?

a)

Y'all are too dumb to vote

b)

Y'all don't have enough money to vote

c)

Y'all don't deserve any rights to vote

d)

Y'all should be scared to vote

7.

What did one of the white men say as he was leaving the Voter Registration Office?

a)

Don't forget to pick up your lunch later today.

b)

You make sure to tell the Sheriff about these black folks.

c)

See you at the triple K meeting tonight.

d)

Make sure to burn those voter registration cards for those black folk.

8.

How much poll tax did Papa, Mr. Spencer, and Pastor Patton each have to pay to register to vote?

a)

Two dollars

b)

Fifty cents

c)

One dollar

d)

Five dollars

9.

While Mr. Pineville was checking the men's test, what did Stella discover about him?

a)

He helped them cheat.

b)

He was marking every answer wrong.

c)

He couldn't read very well.

d)

He couldn't see.

10.

What was unfair about the way the white men registered to vote?

a)

They could vote without registering.

b)

They could tell Mr. Pineville who they wanted to elect.

c)

They didn't have to take a test or pay a tax, only sign their names on a form.

d)

They only had to pay one dollar to register to vote.

11.

What was the purpose of Stella's writing titled Dragons?

a)

To explain how scary dragons are in fairy tales

b)

To discuss the KKK's use of a dragon as their symbol and how a dragon can be slain

c)

To discuss how ineffective armor is against a dragon

d)

To explain that dragons are real and how to avoid them

12.

Whose house is on fire at the beginning of Chapter 27?

a)

The Hawkins' House

b)

Spoon-Man's House

c)

The Spencers' House

d)

Mrs. Grayson's House

13.

Where did Hazel run off to hide?

a)

Into the basement of the burning house

b)

Into the school

c)

Into her hidey-hole

d)

Into the lake

14.

Why did the two mousy white women show up at Stella's house after church?

a)

They brought food, clothes, and other items for the Spencers.

b)

They were lost on their way to Spindale.

c)

They were looking for mouse traps.

d)

Their automobile had a flat tire.

15.

Why did Mrs. Spencer give away some of the donated goods?

a)

The family had more than enough and wanted to share.

b)

They did not like the donated items.

c)

The items were from people the Spencers did not particularly like.

d)

The Spencers were a proud family and did not accept "charity".

16.

Who was everyone's choice for the 1932 Presidential election?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Abraham Lincoln

17.

Where did the large group of black folks from town walk together?

a)

Towards the white side of town, to burn down a KKK home

b)

To the sheriff's office to demand that he arrest someone for the house fire

c)

To the sheriff's office to vote in the presidential election

d)

To church for the Sunday sermon

18.

What was a theme in the story?

a)

It is important to be strong, even when times are hard.

b)

It is important for everyone to be treated equally.

c)

It is important to be kind to everyone.

d)

All of the above.

19.

Who does Stella save from drowning?

a)

Paulette

b)

Hazel

c)

Carolyn

d)

Tony

20.

What happens to Mama?

a)

She is hit by a car.

b)

She dies.

c)

She is attacked by the Klan.

d)

She is bitten by a snake.

21.

Why does Papa send Stella to talk to Dr. Packard?

a)

Dr. Packard likes children

b)

Paulette and Stella are best friends.

c)

Dr. Packard may be open to hearing from a young girl since he has a daughter himself.

d)

Dr. Packard is friendly.

22.

What does Stella try to get from Dr. Packard?

a)

The antidote

b)

Aspirin

c)

Antivenom

d)

Antivirus

23.

What happens to Tony in town?

a)

He runs a race against a white boy.

b)

He is beaten up by two white men.

c)

He steals candy from Mrs. Cooper's store.

d)

He gets into a fistfight.

24.

Who wins the writing contest?

a)

Stella Mills

b)

Carolyn Malone

c)

Tony Hawkins

d)

Helen Spencer

25.

President Roosevelt wins the election by what?

a)

Margin

b)

Nose

c)

Avalanche

d)

Landslide

26.

How does Dr. Hawkins arrive back in Bumblebee from Raleigh?

a)

on horseback

b)

in a horse-drawn carriage

c)

by train

d)

in an automobile

27.

What was in the box that arrived at Riverside School, donated by Mountain View School?

a)

Outdated and raggedy books

b)

New clothes

c)

Science supplies

d)

Canned food

28.

The sign on Dr. Packard's door said ______________.

a)

"Paying Patients Only"

b)

"The Doctor is In"

c)

"The Doctor is Out"

d)

"White Patients Only"