Heroes and Villains
Who sells Stella's bracelet for ten cents?
Spoon Man (71)
How much does Stella's father have to pay to vote?
$2 (141)
In Spoon Man's story, how did the eagle's egg fall out of the nest?
A storm (90)
What was the title of Stella's story in Chapter 23?
A True Story (147)
Who is Stella's teacher?
Ms. Grayson (35)
Whose horse did Stella recognize at the KKK meeting?
Doc Packard (40)
What is the name for the fee Black voters had to pay to vote?
Poll tax (76)
Why did Doc Packard slap Stella?
She stepped on his foot/got mud on his shoe (19)
What did Stella recite at the Board of Elections while her father was attempting to register to vote?
The Declaration of Independence (130)
What does Tony sneak out to do at night?
Run track at the white school (13)
Who is Stella's best friend?
Carolyn (36)
How long did it take Mr. Pineville to grade the tests at the Board of Elections?
47 minutes (146)
Who did Stella save at Kilkenny Pond?
Paulette Packard (297)
What were the two kinds of birds featured in the story Spoon Man tells everyone at the party?
Chicken and eagle (86)
What do Ms. Grayson's students do with the donated books from Mountain View School?
Use them for kindling (266)
Who are the two white women from Bumblebee Baptist Church that bring clothes to the Spencers after the fire?
Annie Lou and Mary Lou (202)
What is the name of the test Stella's father, Mr. Spencer, and Pastor Patton had to pass before they could register to vote?
Literacy test (76)
What does Stella see on her hands while helping carry water to put out the Spencer house fire?
Blisters (181)
What does the choir sing after the Spencer's house fire?
Hush Somebody's Callin' My Name (191)
Where did Ms. Grayson find the frog?
In the piano (46)
Who says, "We ain't all Klan" and helps put out the fire at the Spencer's house?
Merrill Bobbs, the white man who sold fishing bait at the river (181)
An infamous question on the literacy test was, "How many bubbles in a bar of ----?"
Soap (76)
What does Stella see on her hands while helping carry water to put out the Spencer house fire?
Blisters (181)
What do Stella and the men sing at the Election Office while waiting for their literacy tests to be graded?
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (144)
What grade did Stella earn on the paper she wrote about herself?
C (68)