Stargirl Novel Test

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

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"

When Leo asked Stargirl "What makes you tick?" he wanted to know what...

• happened in homeschool
• motivated and affected her
• made her always late
• would occur next between them

What effect did Stargirl's change into Susan Caraway have? 

• the teachers were happy that she was no longer disruptive
• Dori Dilson got mad at her for betraying herself
• it helped her to become popular with the other students in school
• Kevin became interested in her and made Leo jealous

Why did Stargirl quit homeschooling?

• she felt she wasn't getting a good education
• she hoped to join a team for the first time
• she wanted to make friends
• she liked to "stir things up"

What did Leo find most remarkable about Stargirl?

• she took her rat, Cinnamon, everywhere with her
• she never seemed to study, but she received straight A's
• she did not seem to notice when others criticized her
• she could speak publicly without a script

What is the main idea of the final chapter, More Than Stars?

• Stargirl had a lasting positive effect on the people of Mica
• Leo had discarded his dreams until memories of Stargirl came back to him
• Stargirl will probably renew her relationship with Leo face-to-face
• It has benn impossible to find out what happened to Stargirl

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

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

At the end of the story, the reader could predict that Leo...

• would visit Stargirl if he knew where she was
• planned to dig up Barney's skull to read the word on the paper
• never forgave Kevin for putting Stargirl on HOT SEAT
• would become a bitter old man