Stargirl Final Test

DO NOT write on this test. Please write all answers on a

separate sheet of paper. Take your time and choose your
answers carefully.

Multiple Choice. Choose the option that best represents the

answer to each question:
1. What is Stargirl’s real name?
A. Rebecca
B. Susan
C. Ashley
D. Samantha
2. Archie Brubaker is a retired:
A. Archaeologist
B. Janitor
C. Baker
D. Paleontologist
3. Who or what is “Senor Saguaro?”
A. The Spanish teacher at MAHS
B. The local grocer
C. A 30 ft. tall cactus
D. Leo’s mentor
4. Who gave Leo the porcupine tie at the start of the novel?
A. Kevin
B. Hillari
C. Stargirl
D. Archie
5. What is the name of the TV show that Leo directs?
A. “The Hot Seat”
B. “The Hot Pants”
C. “The Hot Spot”
D. “The Hot Tamale”
6. What is the name of Stargirl’s pet rat?
A. Dori
B. Nutmeg
C. Peter
D. Cinnamon
7. Who takes Stargirl to the Ocotillo Ball?
A. Leo
B. Wayne
C. Kevin
D. No One

8. What happens at the Ocotillo Ball?

A. Stargirl leads the Bunny Hop into the desert
B. Hillari slaps Stargirl
C. Both A and B
 D. None of the above
9. What does Stargirl claim she wants to do when she grows up?
A. Own a silver lunch truck
B. Be a teacher
C. Rescue animals
D. Design costumes
10. What dirty trick do her fellow cheerleaders play on Stargirl to
punish her for cheering for the opponents as well as the Electrons?
A. They spread rumors about her
B. They text everyone to ignore her
C. They leave her at the other school
D. They make her date Kevin
11. What point-of-view is the story told from?
A. Stargirl
B. Archie
C. Kevin
D. Leo
12. What was thrown at Stargirl while she cheered at a basketball
game?
A. A tomato
B. Confetti
C. A banana
D. Flowers
13. What is the name of the band Stargirl starts with Dori Dilson?
A. The Sunflowers
B. The Ukee Dooks
C. Banana Roadster
D. The Roadrunners
14. Which of the following characters dislikes Stargirl?
A. Leo
B. Archie
C. Wayne
D. Hillari
15. Which of the following words best describes Archie?
A. Lazy
B. Wise
C. Stubborn
D. Hostile
16. Which of the following words best describes Leo?
A. Sweet
B. Mean
C. Cowardly
D. Understanding
17. Which of the following words best describes Stargirl?
A. Unique
B. Quiet
 C. Introverted
D. Snotty
18. What rumor about Stargirl does Hillari Kimble start?
A. That she’s a liar
B. That she’s a boyfriend-stealer
C. That she’s sent by the faculty to increase school spirit
D. That she is a robot
19. What are Hillari Kimble’s three claims to fame?
A. Her mouth, the hoax, and Wayne Parr
B. Her hair, being a cheerleader, and being mean
C. Her boyfriend, her mouth, and being rich
D. Her popularity, her house, and Wayne Parr
20. Where is the setting of the story?
A. Red Rock, Arizona
B. Phoenix, Arizona
C. Mica, Arizona
D. Scottsdale, Arizona

Literary Terms. Choose the literary term that each example

represents (some literary terms are used more than once!):
21. “The sun lay down behind the mountains.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
22. “She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower, the flitting shadow
of an elf owl.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
23. “We both thought the prickly pear cactus looked like Ping-Pong
paddles with whiskers, and that saguaros looked like dinosaur
mittens.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
24. “The rat she brought to school was only the tip of the iceberg.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
 E. Foreshadowing
25. “The moon rose into the sky like a lost balloon.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
26. “How could I know that when the end came, I would be in the
middle of it?”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
27. “A kid named Ron Kovac. He stood six-foot-eight and averaged
thirty points per game. Our players looked like Davids flailing
against Goliath.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
28. “Festooned with Cantonese lanterns, the ball in the distance
looked like a cruise ship at sea.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing

29. “The sun was melting butter over the Maricopas.”

A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
30. “It was wonderful to see, wonderful to be in the middle of: we
mud frogs, awakening all around.”
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
D. Personification
E. Foreshadowing
Short Answer. Write a 2-3 sentence response to the following
questions:

31. Archie Brubaker is the voice of reason throughout the novel.

Archie has many thoughtful insights into the personality of Stargirl,
and at one point says about her: "You'll know her more by your
questions than by her answers. Keep looking at her long enough.
One day you might see someone you know." Now that you've
finished the novel, what do you think Archie means by this
statement?

32. Do you, as a reader, like Stargirl? If you were a student at Mica

High, would you reach out to her like Dori Dilson, or reject her like
Hillari Kimble? Do you think the students of Mica High are ultimately
too harsh on Stargirl?

33. The Ocotillo Ball at the end of the novel represents a turning
point. Do you think Stargirl made a deliberate attempt to say good-
bye at the ball? What do you make of the students' behavior at the
ball, and what does this tell you about the student body of Mica
High as a whole?

34. What is the irony at the end of Stargirl? Is Stargirl popular after
all? What happens to the "popular" kids in the novel; do they stay
popular?

35. Archie says about Stargirl, "Star people are rare. You'll be lucky
to meet another." Do you think Leo was grown-up enough for his
relationship with Stargirl? How about the students of Mica High? Will
Leo ever figure Stargirl out?

Answer Key:
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. D
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. E
27. A
28. A
29. C
30. C
31. – 35. SHORT ANSWER