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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. How does Perry describe his life?

2. Who shows Stargirl her newspaper feature?

3. Why does Stargirl feel free to write whatever she wants in this letter?

4. What does Stargirl compare herself to after Perry disappoints her?

5. What was the name of the man in Ondine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stargirl start spending more time with Alvina?

2. What does Stargirl love about the bird in her back yard?

3. What does Stargirl say about pulling weeds for her job?

4. How does Stargirl distract herself from the disappointment she feels when Perry disappoints her?

5. Why does Stargirl not think her actions with the fire were heroic?

6. What is the hardest news for Stargirl to hear while she is in the hospital?

7. What makes Dootsie love the Blobfest so much?

8. What is the cereus?

9. What about Stargirl has Perry counted, and what does this reveal?

10. What advice does Betty Lou give Stargirl about life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stargirl endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

What happens at the Winter Solstice party, and what does Stargirl learn through this experience?

Essay Topic 3

How did the relationship between Stargirl and Perry change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

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