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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 does Lia obsess over after breakfast?

2. Who is Emma?

3. How does Cassie describe herself to Lia?

4. What does Lia see when she looks in her mirror?

5. What does Lia count as Jennifer makes suggestions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Chloe insist about Lia and what is Jennifer's proof otherwise?

5. How does Jennifer feel about Cassie's death?

6. What do the two detectives who question Lia ask and what does she tell them?

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

8. How does Lia make it appear as though she has eaten when she is home that afternoon?

9. Who calls Lia before she leaves for school after she has weighed herself?

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

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Wintergirls" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why "Wintergirls" is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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