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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 does Leo receive a day before his birthday?

2. What does Archie show Leo in his tool shed?

3. How does Leo tell Kevin he feels?

4. What does Leo tell Stargirl he wants to do for his job when he is an adult?

5. How is Stargirl's room described by the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the oratorical contest?

2. What happens when Leo and Stargirl get to the special place?

3. In what two ways does Stargirl show her reverence for the earth?

4. What does Archie go to the desert to do and how does Archie seem to feel about the process?

5. What happens at the end of the ball and what happens to Stargirl?

6. Where does Stargirl show Leo that she finds out who may need a gift?

7. What do Leo and Stargirl talk about on the walk home after school and how does Leo react?

8. What two unusual things does Stargirl show Leo that she has in her room?

9. Who is Mr. McShane and what is his role in the book?

10. What does Leo ask Archie when he returns to visit fifteen years later and how does Archie respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing at least five quandaries that various groups or cultures place us in which make it difficult for outsiders to feel welcome easily.

Essay Topic 2

Leo seems unable to accept the fact that school culture does not approve of his relationship with Stargirl. Why do you think this is the case? Do you think most students Leo's age would feel the same as Leo or differently? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Stargirl take Leo to the desert? What does she hope to gain? Does she succeed with her hopes? Why or why not?

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