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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 do Stargirl and Dootsie spend a lot of time doing at the festival?

2. What does Stargirl shout at the thief when she follows him home?

3. Where did Stargirl get the name Stargirl?

4. Why does Stargirl start going to the library?

5. Who does Alvina chase while talking to Stargirl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alvina tell Stargirl about Perry?

2. What does Dootsie do to frighten her mother one day?

3. Who is Charles?

4. What does Stargirl see on Alvina's door, and what does this mean?

5. What happened at Maiden's Leap?

6. How is March 21st symbolic in the book?

7. What is the big fight that Stargirl breaks up when she is at Alvina's house?

8. How does Stargirl cheer up Betty Lou after the festival?

9. Which is Stargirl's father's clients does Stargirl like best, and why?

10. What does Betty Lou suffer from, and how does it affect her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What is Agoraphobia, and how is Stargirl's life affected by this disorder?

Essay Topic 3

How does Stargirl show the importance of her community? What effect does this have on the plot?

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