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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 surprises Leo about Stargirl's speech?

2. What are Stargirl and Leo allowed to do after the contest that is different?

3. How does Dori show that she will respect her friend's decision no matter what?

4. How does the audience react to Stargirl's second speech?

5. Why does Kevin say that Leo is being treated this way?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way has Stargirl changed her appearance and her name?

3. What happens when Stargirl and Leo return to the high school?

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

5. What do the adults at the class reunion talk about?

6. Who does Leo talk to about the situation in school and what response is he given?

7. How does Stargirl arrive at the ball and how does she work?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In what ways is Leo a coward? In what ways is he a strong character? What regrets do you think he has? Are they justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on how nationalism was portrayed in this novel and how it directly relates to the school life for all of the characters.

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