Stargirl Study Questions: Chapters 13-18

In Chapter 14, what happens to Stargirl at the end of the Glendale versus Mica Area High School game?

• She gets hit in the face with a tomato.

• She is given a sportsmanship award.

• She leads a winning cheer routine.

• She transfers to another school.

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According to Chapter 16, what decision does the cheerleading squad make about Stargirl?

• They promote her to captain.

• They ask her to cheer only at home games.

• They kick her off the squad.

• They suspend her for one week.

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Where do Leo and Stargirl have their first conversation, as described in Chapter 16?

• In the school cafeteria

• At the football stadium bleachers

• On Stargirl’s driveway

• In the school library

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In Chapter 18, Leo says, “We were alone. We were the only ones in school.” What is the best interpretation of both meanings he suggests?

• They skipped school together and enjoyed the empty hallways.

• They felt together like the only ones who mattered, but were also isolated by their peers for being together.

• They were the last two students to leave after detention.

• They were studying in an empty classroom for a test.

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Which of the following best explains why the episode of Hot Seat starring Stargirl will never air, based on the types of questions the panel asked her in Chapter 13?

• The camera equipment broke during filming.

• The questions were unusually personal and hostile about her name, choices, and appearance.

• Stargirl refused to answer any questions at all.

• The show was canceled due to low ratings.

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In Chapter 19, why is Archie’s question about whose affection Leo values more difficult for Leo to answer?

• Leo clearly values Stargirl’s personality more than others’ opinions, so it is easy for him to choose

• Leo values the opinions of other people more than Stargirl’s personality, but he is also strongly attracted to her

• Leo does not care about anyone’s opinion, including Stargirl’s

• Leo has never talked to Archie about his feelings

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According to Leo in Chapter 20, how did Stargirl change him?

• She made him study harder for tests

• She taught him to revel, to wonder, and to laugh, helping him open up his sense of humor

• She encouraged him to join the basketball team

• She convinced him to move to another school

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What does Stargirl say she wants to be when she grows up?

• A newspaper reporter

• A teacher

• A silver-lunch-truck driver

• A detective

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At the end of Chapter 20, what does Leo learn about the porcupine necktie?

• It was bought by his parents as a joke

• It was a prize from a school contest

• It was sent by Stargirl for his birthday two years earlier

• It belonged to Archie and was borrowed

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How does Stargirl learn about people in the community in Chapter 21?

• By interviewing neighbors door-to-door

• By reading the newspaper and bulletin boards, and by listening to conversations at the hair salon

• By watching local television news only

• By attending every town meeting

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