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 were the two kinds of birds featured in the story Spoon Man tells everyone at the party?
Chicken and eagle (86)
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)
What does Stella see on her hands while helping carry water to put out the Spencer house fire?
Blisters (181)
What is the first line in Stella's story that is not crossed out?
"My name is Estelle Mills, and I am not nobody." (66)
What does Stella sneak out to do at night?
Write (15)
How many days a week does Dr. Hawkins work?
7 (17)
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)
Who did Stella save at Kilkenny Pond?
Paulette Packard (297)
What does the choir sing after the Spencer's house fire?
Hush Somebody's Callin' My Name (191)
What do Ms. Grayson's students do with the donated books from Mountain View School?
Use them for kindling (266)
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)
Mama isn't sure, but she thinks the snake that bit her was either a...
Rattler or copperhead (275)
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)
Who wins the writing contest?
Helen Spencer (270)