Stargirl Test Chapters 1-9

Stargirl Test Chapters 1-9

You may use your notes and the book to help you answer any of the questions.

Character Riddles

The next questions will test your knowledge of the characters we have read about so far in the novel. Read each set of clues and choose the character that is being described.

Multiple Choice

I am a rat. I travel in Stargirl’s canvas bag. Hillari Kimble tried to kill me.

Who am I?

• Archibald Hapwood Brubaker

• Leo Borlock

• Kevin Quinlan

• Cinnamon

Multiple Choice

I am good at doing nothing. I want to be a model. My role model is Gentleman’s Quarterly Magazine.

Who am I?

• Leo Borlock

• Wayne Parr

• Kevin Quinlan

• Archibald Hapwood Brubaker

Multiple Choice

I am queen of MAHS. I don’t like Stargirl. I just had a birthday. My theory is Stargirl is a fake.

Who am I?

• Dori Dilson

• Mallory Stillwell

• Hillari Kimble

• Alan Ferko

Multiple Choice

I am Leo’s best friend. I am the host of Hot Seat. I think Stargirl should be on Hot Seat.

Who am I?

• Kevin Quinlan

• Wayne Parr

• Hillari Kimble

• Archibald Hapwood Brubaker

Multiple Choice

I am a quiet and shy 9^th grader. I like to write poetry. I sat and ate lunch with Stargirl.

Who am I?

• Hillari Kimble

• Mallory Stillwell

• Dori Dilson

• Kevin Quinlan

Multiple Choice

I run the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone. I am a paleontologist. I have a cactus named Senor Saguaro.

Who am I?

• Leo Borlock

• Archibald Hapwood Brubaker

• Kevin Quinlan

• Wayne Parr

Multiple Choice

I am a senior. I am captain of the cheerleading squad. I invited Stargirl to join the cheer team.

Who am I?

• Hillari Kimble

• Dori Dilson

• Mallory Stillwell

• Jane Doe

True or False

Read each statement carefully. Decide if the statement is true or false and select that choice.

Multiple Choice

Archie Brubaker was a psychologist.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Stargirl plays the tambourine.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Leo and Kevin’s show is called Hot Seat.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Stargirl has a pet rat named Cinder.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Read each statement carefully. Choose the answer that best completes each statement.

Multiple Choice

Who is the narrator of the book Stargirl?

• Leo Borlock

• Jerry Spinelli

• Stargirl Caraway

• Kevin Quinlan

Multiple Choice

What gift did Uncle Pete give Leo Borlock?

• basketball

• ukulele

• porcupine neckte

• squirrel necktie

Multiple Choice

What word does NOT describe Stargirl?

• Unique

• Bold

• Shy

• Friendly

Multiple Choice

What was Hillari Kimble's theory about Stargirl?

• Stargirl was real.

• Stargirl was planted in the school by the administration.

• Stargirl was an alien.

• Stargirl was in the circus.

Multiple Choice

What evidence shows that Stargirl is different?

• She wears a porcupine tie.

• She takes geometry.

• She is a cheerleader.

• She wears outlandish outfits that stand out.

Multiple Choice

What did Stargirl do to her desk at school?

• Painted the top of the desk

• Put a cage for on rat on it

• Put a table cloth and flowers in a vase

• Brought her dinner

Multiple Choice

What is Wayne Parr known for at MAHS?

• nothing

• leads the marching band

• helps produce Hot Seat

• bullies people

Multiple Choice

What is Hillari's Hoax?

• Hillari's theory about Stargirl

• he nickname for her boyfriend, Wayne

• the nickname for Hillari's big mouth

• the time Hillari tried out to be a cheerleader and then declined

Multiple Choice

Why did Kevin call Leo to come to the game?

• Hillari Kimball broke up with Wayne Parr.

• Stargirl was dancing on the field.

• The football team got in a fight.

• The team was about to win in overtime.

Multiple Choice

What does Archie say is the problem with miracles?

• They don't last.

• They aren't real.

• People don't believe them.

• People won't stop believing them.

Multiple Choice

Why are Leo and his best friend fighting?

• They both like the same girl.

• Leo stole his homework.

• Leo won't ask Stargirl to be on Hot Seat.

• Leo wants to sit with Stargirl.

Multiple Choice

Why do Kevin and Leo go see Archie?

• To talk about their upcoming test

• To talk about Stargirl

• To ask Senor Saguaro a question

• To have their weekly class

Multiple Choice

By the end of chapter 8, who is the most popular person in school?

• Hillari Kimble

• Wayne Parr

• Leo Borlock

• Stargirl Caraway

Multiple Choice

The first kid that Stargirl sings Happy Birthday was named

• Dori Dilson

• Leo Borlock

• Hillari Kimble

• Alan Ferko

Multiple Choice

Stargirl won the _________________________ contest in December.

• singing

• spelling

• oratorical

• dancing

Elements of Literature

Read the statements carefully. You may use your notebook if you are unsure of any of the terms.

Multiple Choice

What point of view is the story told?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

Multiple Choice

What is the setting in this story?

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Orlando, Florida

• Mica, Arizona

• Los Angeles, California

Multiple Choice

What metaphor is used to describe how Stargirl changes the students at Mica High?

• He compares them to flowers.

• He compares them to butterflies.

• He compares them to moonlight

• He compares them to mud frogs.

Multiple Choice

Infer: What does Archie mean when he says, "Stargirl is more us than we are us."

• She is more honest about who she really is.

• She cares too much what others think.

• She is acting

• She is an alien.

Multiple Choice

Hillari Kimble is described as "holding court." What does this mean?

• She has to go to court for a crime she committed.

• She plays basketball and want everyone to join her on the basketball court.

• She thinks she is the queen of the school and is holding court with her subjects.

• She is a juror for a crime that was committed.

Multiple Choice

When Archie comes into the story and shares the advice, like the following quote, "On the contrary, she is one of us. Most decidedly, she is us more than we are us."

What signpost is this?

• contrast and contradiction

• memory moment

• again and again

• words of the wiser

Multiple Choice

We see a contrast and contradiction because at one point in these chapters Leo does not want Stargirl on the hotseat? Why is he hesitant to put her on the Hot Seat?

• He is afraid she will make up lies.

• He is concerned that Stargirl will not participate.

• He likes her and does not want to have people make fun of her

• At this point in the novel, she is so different that no one knows what to do, so putting her on doesn't do any good. They don't know if they want to be her friend or not.

Multiple Choice

All of these are possible ways that Stargirl became the most popular girl in school, except

• she becomes a cheerleader and does her crazy stuff at her first official football game as a cheerleader.

• she tries out for chorus.

• she watches as Hillari Kimble tries to kill her pet rat and all the students think she has gone too far with the hate.

• she no longer eats lunch or walks to class alone, thanks to Dori Dilson

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of foreshadowing?

• Stargirl has a ukulele.

• Leo says, "When this all came to an end, I didn't realize I would be in the middle of it."

• Senor Saguaro is 30 feet tall.

• Kevin and Leo are friends.