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I suggest using a hash instead of plain variables:

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Data::Dumper;

my %questions;
my $cur;

while (<DATA>) {
    $cur = $1 if /^\d+\.\s*(.*)$/;
    $questions{$cur}->{selected} = $1 if $cur and /^[A-Z]+\.\s*(.*)\s+
+\*$/;
    s/\s*\*\s*$//;
    push @{$questions{$cur}->{answers}}, $1 if $cur and /^[A-Z]+\.\s*(
+.*)\s*$/;
}

print Dumper \%questions;

__DATA__
1. What is my name?
A. Rooney *
B. Gerrard
C. Ronaldo
D. Ronaldinho
2. Who's your bet in the coming World Cup?
A. Brazil *
B. Germany
C. England
D. Cameroon
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