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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 is Stargirl doing for her five-year-old neighbor?

2. How does Leo tell Kevin he feels?

3. How does Leo see Stargirl at the end of this chapter?

4. What does Leo tell Stargirl when she finally corners him?

5. Which of the following terms could describe how Stargirl is being treated in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about Stargirl that is shared with the reader in this chapter?

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

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

4. What continues to seem odd to both Stargirl and Leo?

5. What happens at the oratorical contest?

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

7. What does Leo find on the bulletin board when he looks?

8. What does Leo overhear about Stargirl and then how do these same girls tease Leo?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the natural world developed in this novel? Does the discussions of the natural beauty provide insight into the characters? If so, how? If not, why do you think this is the case?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is Stargirl a scapegoat for other characters in the novel? Is this laying of blame fair to Stargirl? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Stargirl unique? In what ways does she show conformity? Do you think the character of Stargirl would make it in a regular high school today? Why or why not?

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