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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. Who does Cassie ask to escort her to Cassie's funeral?

2. What does Lia microwave?

3. What is Lia blamed for concerning Cassie?

4. What procedures does Cassie know?

5. What does Lia read online after her visitor(s) leave(s)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lia feel as she thinks about Cassie's body in the morgue?

2. Where is Lia at the opening of the novel and what is the news Jennifer announces?

3. Describe the scene that leads to Lia receiving detention.

4. What does Lia do after dinner and when her father comes in to her bedroom?

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

6. What does Emma confess to Lia when Lia takes her to soccer practice, and how does Lia respond?

7. What actions does the support group decide to make in order to honor Cassie, and what is Lia's response when her opinion is asked?

8. What does Lia know she should do when she is feeling negative, but what does she do instead?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and sometimes it is the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think "Wintergirls" is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an important part of what makes "Wintergirls" interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lia. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Cassie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Elijah. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Wintergirls"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Wintergirls", including why you believe it is indeed foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from the text and your own live to support your opinion.

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