Stargirl & Seventh Grade

Read the sentence from paragraph 1 (STARGIRL)

"I had to admit, the more I saw of her, the easier it was to believe she was a plant, a joke, anything but real."

What does the sentence reveal about the narrator?

• The narrator has a sense of humor.

• The narrator believes in aliens.

• The narrator initially is excited to meet Stargirl, but that excitement soon disappears.

• The narrator believes Stargirl might be faking her strangeness.

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Read the following sentences. (STARGIRL)

"On that second day she wore bright-red baggy shorts with a bib and shoulder straps—overall shorts. Her sandy hair was pulled back into twin plaited pigtails, each tied with a bright-red ribbon. A rouge smudge applied each cheek, and she had even dabbed some oversized freckles on her face. She looked like Heidi. Or Bo Peep."

What can the reader infer from reading this paragraph?

• Stargirl’s unusual style immediately makes her stand out from peers.

• The narrator wears the same makeup as Stargirl.

• The narrator is secretly jealous of Stargirl’s unusual style.

• Stargirl learned her unique sense of fashion from her parents.

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Read the following sentences from paragraph 3. (STARGIRL)

"As she approached our table, I thought: What if she’s looking for me? The thought terrified me. So I turned from her. I looked at Kevin. I watched him grin goofily up at her. He wiggled his fingers at her and whispered, “Hi, Stargirl.” I didn’t hear an answer. I was intensely aware of her passing behind my chair."

Which answer supports how the narrator feels?

• The narrator dislikes Kevin.

• The narrator enjoys the spotlight.

• The narrator feels uncomfortable around Stargirl.

• The narrator wants Stargirl to be expelled because she is such a nuisance.

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Which sentence best supports the realization Leo had? (STARGIRL)

• “Everything she did seemed to echo Hillari Kimble: She’s not real… She’s not real…”

• “And each night in bed I thought of her as the moon came through my window.”

• “I could have lowered my shade to make it darker and easier to sleep, but I never did.”

• “It was during one of these nightmoon times that it came to me that Hillari Kimble was wrong. Stargirl was real.”

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Read the following sentences. (STARGIRL)

"Everything she did seemed to echo Hillari Kimble: She’s not real… She’s not real…

And each night in bed I thought of her as the moon came through my window. I could have lowered my shade to make it darker and easier to sleep, but I never did. In that moonlit hour, I acquired a sense of the otherness of things. I liked the feeling the moonlight gave me, as if it wasn’t the opposite of day, but its underside, its private side, when the fabulous purred on my snow-white sheet like some dark cat come in from the desert.

It was during one of these nightmoon times that it came to me that Hillari Kimble was wrong. Stargirl was real."

What conclusion can the reader draw from reading the ending of the excerpt ?

• The narrator feels uncomfortable around Stargirl.

• The narrator has a change of heart and comes to believe in Stargirl’s sincerity.

• The narrator is more and more convinced that Hillari Kimble was right about Stargirl all along.

• Stargirl decides to end her ruse and act more normal.

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Victor chooses to take French as an elective mainly because (Seventh Grade)

• he plans to take a trip to France sometime in the future

• he likes the school’s French teacher, Mr. Bueller

• he knows that his crush, Teresa, also plans to take French

• he knows that speaking three languages would look good on a college application

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Read the following sentences. (Seventh Grade)

"Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange. They talked about recent movies, baseball, their parents, and the horrors of picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes. Picking grapes was like living in Siberia, except hot and more boring."

What inference can the reader make about Victor and his friend Michael?

• Victor and Michael are both skilled at getting girls’ attention.

• Victor and Michael have some fairly uncommon interests for boys of their age.

• Neither of them comes from a family with a lot of money.

• Both Victor and Michael used to live in Siberia.

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Read the following sentences. (Seventh Grade)

"He watched her on the sly. As she turned to leave, he stood up and hurried to the door, where he managed to catch her eye. She smiled and said, “Hi, Victor."

He smiled back and said, “Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, “Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice?"

Which inference can the reader make about Victor?

• Victor’s crush on Teresa makes him jittery and nervous around her.

• Victor believes that Teresa will like him more if he pretends not to notice her.

• Victor is worried that Teresa might fall for his friend Michael instead.

• Victor has already gotten over his last girlfriend.

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Which of the following supports, why Mr. Bueller chooses not to expose the truth about Victor? (Seventh Grade)

• He thinks that Victor has a chance to become a good French speaker if he studies hard enough.

• He sees that Victor is trying to impress a girl and can relate to this feeling from his own youth.

• He doesn’t want Victor to hold a grudge against him, because it might affect Victor’s performance in the class.

• He doesn’t believe that he should get involved in students’ lives outside of the classroom.

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After the conclusion of the story, it is most likely that (Seventh Grade)

• Victor will rush to learn as much French as he can in as little time as possible

• Teresa and Victor will fall deeply in love

• Victor will switch out of French class, fearing that Teresa will find out the truth

• Victor’s lack of any French knowledge will remain a secret

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