Stargirl Anticipation Guide

The story's main conflict is based on the struggle...

• within Stargirl herself
• between Stargirl and the other Mica students
• between Stargirl and Archie
• between Stargirl and the desert

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What was unusual about Archie Brubaker's home?

• It is built underground
• It has an advertisement on it
• It had no roof
• It was filled with bones

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What did Stargirl do in her office?

• played her ukulele and sang
• had parties with her friends
• identified fossils and tagged them
• made cards and gifts for others

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The main theme of the story deals with the...

• mockery young people face when they do not dress or behave like others
• way adults use roundabout channels for making change in schools
• huge effect worldwide events have on the emotions of the young
• difficulty in adjusting to a move from a large city to a small rural town

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Stargirl became the talk of the school the first day back from summer vacation because she...

• dressed and acted differently from the other students
• had a great tan and fashionable clothes
• seemed years ahead of the other students in her studies
• stole Wayne Parr away from Hillari Kimble

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Archie was important to Leo because he...

• shared Leo's interest in TV
• had a vast knowledge of Mica history
• seemed to have wisdom and insights into people
• stepped in as a father figure after Leo's parents divorced

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Before Stargirl's arrival, Mica High School's student body...

• encouraged individuality
• paid a lot of attention to sports
• admired academic success
• remained uninvolved

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The author foreshadowed, or hinted at, the fall in popularity that was to come to Stargirl when...

• the students found a candy pumpkin on their desks at Halloween 
• Archie said, "The trouble with miracles is, they don't last long"
• Stargirl sang, "I'm looking over a four-leaf clover that I overlooked before"
• Kevin proclaims, "HOT SEAT Uncovers Faculty Hoax"

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Stargirl read the newspaper differently than most people because she...

• started with the want ads
• read across the page and ignored the columns
• found the comics first
• paid attention to the fillers

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How did Mica High School change once Stargirl became popular?

• individuality and school spirit increased
• students went off campus for lunch
• grade points averages became important
• everyone began to compare material possessions

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