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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lia's main occupation when she is looking at other girls?

2. Who is Emma?

3. What does Lia ensure splatters all over the microwave?

4. What does Chloe do while looking at Lia?

5. What does Lia weigh when she goes into the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elijah tell Lia and why does she tell him her name is Emma?

2. What does Elijah ask Lia and what does Lia do in response?

3. What does Lia's scale reveal to her and what is her response?

4. What are the ground rules in the support group of Cassie?

5. Describe Lia's experience as she sees Cassie in the coffin.

6. How do Lia and Cassie first meet?

7. What does Lia do against the advice of her parents and what does Lia keep imagining?

8. What have Lia's teachers organized and how does Lia react when she joins the group of students?

9. Why do Lia's parents insist she see the psychiatrist that day and how does Lia behave during the session?

10. What does Cassie say to Lia in the messages Cassie leaves on Lia's phone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Wintergirls" belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult novel and a historical novel?

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Wintergirls" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Over the course of the book, Lia grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Wintergirls" might be considered a slice of Lia's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that Wintergirls is a "bildungsroman" of Lia Overbrook. Discuss the following:

1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.

2. Trace and analyze the character of Lia as she changes from a girl who resists getting better to a young woman who participates in her treatment. What are the significant events that change Lia?

3. After thoroughly analyzing Lia's growth throughout the story, do you think "Wintergirls" could be considered Lia's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?

4. Are there any other characters in "Wintergirls" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?

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