Stargirl Chapters 6-10 Vocab and Comprehension

When Leo and Kevin go to visit Archie, they also see Doris, a prehistoric creodont. What is a creodont?

• an extinct carnivore (meat eater)

• an extinct herbivore (plant eater)

• an extinct omnivore (meat and plant eater)

• Archie's ex-wife

Why did Archie choose to move to his house in Mica?

• It was close to the high school and a 30 ft. cactus.

• It's where he grew up.

• It was the site of his greatest paleontological dig.

• He wanted to be near Stargirl.

What is "The Loyal Order of the Stone Bone"?

• What Archie calls his students.

• What Hillari calls her minions

• What Stargirl's homeschool was called.

• What Kevin wants to call Stargirl's episode of Hot Seat.

Leo and Kevin went to see Archie because they were in a state of bafflement. What is a synonym for bafflement?

• Confusion.

• Clarity.

• Shock.

• Mourning.

Who was considered "the best athlete on the field" at the football game?

• Stargirl Caraway

• Hillari Kimble

• Wayne Parr

• Dori Dilson

What did Hillari do to get back at Stargirl for singing Happy Birthday to her via Leo?

• Threatened to drop Cinnamon in the stairwell.

• Threatened to kick her off of the cheerleading squad.

• Sang Happy Birthday to her even though it wasn't her birthday.

• Killed the flower she always sits on her desk.

What did Stargirl cause all of the students at MAHS to do?

• Be their true selves.

• Conform.

• Participate in the oratorical contest.

• Get a pet mouse.

Stargirl won the MAHS oratorical contest. What is an oratorical contest?

• A talking contest.

• A singing contest.

• A dancing contest.

• A ukulele contest.

Leo compares the students of MAHS to dormant mud frogs. What does dormant mean?

• In a deep sleep.

• Dirty.

• Dead.

• Bouncy.

Why was Anna Grisdale's mother upset with Stargirl?

• She embarrassed Anna at school by singing Happy Birthday to her.

• She showed up at her father's funeral gathering even though she didn't know him.

• She influenced Anna to dye her hair green.

• She bought a bike for Anna, but did it anonymously.